{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-2233/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/2233",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2233 of 6 December 2016 repealing Common Position 96/697/CFSP on Cuba",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-2233",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2233\nof 6 December 2016\nrepealing Common Position 96/697/CFSP on Cuba\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 2 December 1996 the Council adopted Common Position 96/697/CFSP, which defines the position and objectives of the Union in its relations with Cuba.\n(2)\nCommon Position 96/697/CFSP provided for the possible negotiation of a cooperation agreement with Cuba.\n(3)\nOn 10 February 2014 the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Cuba for a political dialogue and cooperation agreement.\n(4)\nNegotiations were successfully completed with the initialling, on 11 March 2016, of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other part (‘the Agreement’).\n(5)\nThe Agreement will constitute the new legal framework for the relations between the Parties thereto.\n(6)\nCommon Position 96/697/CFSP should therefore be repealed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Common Position 96/697/CFSP of 2 December 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, on Cuba (OJ L 322, 12.12.1996, p. 1)."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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