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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-619/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/619",
  "legislation_title": "Decision (EU) 2016/619 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2016 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2016/000 TA 2016 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-619",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision (EU) 2016/619 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 13 April 2016\non the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2016/000 TA 2016 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, and in particular point 13 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activities have ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.\n(2)\nThe EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013.\n(3)\nRegulation (EU) No 1309/2013 provides that a maximum of 0,5 % of the annual maximum amount of the EGF may be used each year for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.\n(4)\nThe EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide the sum of EUR 380 000 for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884)."
    }
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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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