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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-769/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/769",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/769 of 21 April 2016 on the acceptance of the Amendments to the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-769",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/769\nof 21 April 2016\non the acceptance of the Amendments to the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a), thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Union is a party to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (‘the Convention’), following its approval in 1981.\n(2)\nThe Union is a party to the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (‘the Protocol’), following its approval on 19 February 2004.\n(3)\nThe parties to the Protocol opened negotiations in 2007 with a view to further improving the protection of human health and the environment, including through the updating of the list of substances concerned and the emission limit values applicable to certain waste incinerators.\n(4)\nIn 2009, the parties present at the 27th session of the Executive Body of the Convention adopted by consensus Decisions 2009/1/EC, 2009/2/EC and 2009/3 amending the Protocol.\n(5)\nThe amendments set out in Decision 2009/3/EC entered into force and became effective on the basis of the expedited procedure provided for in Article 14(4) of the Protocol.\n(6)\nThe amendments set out in Decisions 2009/1/EC and 2009/2/EC require acceptance by the parties to the Protocol in accordance with Article 14(3) of the Protocol.\n(7)\nThe Union has already adopted instruments on matters covered by the amendments to the Protocol, including Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.\n(8)\nThe amendments to the Protocol set out in Decisions 2009/1/EC and 2009/2/EC should therefore be accepted on behalf of the Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 171, 27.6.1981, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 81, 19.3.2004, p. 35."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7)."
    }
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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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