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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-402/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/402",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/402 of 15 January 2016 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the European Union on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-402",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/402\nof 15 January 2016\nconcerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the European Union on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 37 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Article 218(5) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAt its meeting on 20 January 2014, the Council decided to authorise the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) to open negotiations pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in order to conclude an Agreement on the security of information between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the European Union.\n(2)\nFollowing that authorisation, the HR negotiated an Agreement with the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information.\n(3)\nThat Agreement should be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/402/introduction",
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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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