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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1880/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1880",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1880 of 29 September 2016 on the conclusion of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1880",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1880\nof 29 September 2016\non the conclusion of the Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy its Decision of 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level.\n(2)\nOn behalf of the Union, the Commission negotiated an agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives set out in the Annex to the Council Decision of 5 June 2003.\n(3)\nOn 23 November 2013, the Agreement was signed on behalf of the Union on subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in conformity with Council Decision 2014/35/EU.\n(4)\nThe Agreement should be approved on behalf of the European Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Consent of 12 April 2016 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision 2014/35/EU of 10 May 2012 on the signature, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (OJ L 21, 24.1.2014, p. 1)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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