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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-829/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/829",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (Euratom) 2016/829 of 12 May 2016 approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-829",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (Euratom) 2016/829\nof 12 May 2016\napproving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with Article 6(2) of the 2011 Act of Accession, the accession of the Republic of Croatia to an agreement signed or concluded by the Member States and the Union with third countries or international organisations is to be agreed by means of a protocol to that agreement. In accordance with that Article, a simplified procedure is to apply to such accession, whereby a protocol is to be concluded by the Council, acting unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and by the third country concerned.\n(2)\nOn 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations for the adaptation of agreements signed or concluded between the Union, or the Union and its Member States, and one or more third countries or international organisations, in view of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Union.\n(3)\nThe negotiations were successfully concluded with the Republic of Tajikistan by the initialling of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Union (‘the Protocol’).\n(4)\nThe signature and conclusion of the Protocol are subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the Union and its Member States.\n(5)\nThe conclusion, by the Commission, of the Protocol should be approved as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 350, 29.12.2009, 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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