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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-596/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/596",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/596 of 18 April 2016 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for central Asia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-596",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Implementation of the mandate",
  "text": "1. The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.\n2. The PSC shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR's primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.\n3. The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the EEAS and its relevant departments.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/596/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T18:17:54.182036+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}