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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-784/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/784",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/784 of 12 May 2016 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Budget Line 04 03 01 03)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-784",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/784\nof 12 May 2016\non the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Budget Line 04 03 01 03)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 46 and 48 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 31’).\n(3)\nProtocol 31 contains specific provisions on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.\n(4)\nIt is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include cooperation concerning free movement of workers, coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.\n(5)\nProtocol 31 should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2015.\n(6)\nThe position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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