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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1937/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1937",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937 of 11 July 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1937",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937\nof 11 July 2017\non the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 and Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 12 June 2008 and 9 October 2009, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the Union with the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia (‘the South East European Parties’) for a Treaty establishing a Transport Community.\n(2)\nThose negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community (‘the Transport Community Treaty’) by all Parties thereto.\n(3)\nThe Transport Community Treaty furthers the development of transport between the Union and the South East European Parties on the basis of the provisions of the Union acquis.\n(4)\nThe signing of the Transport Community Treaty does not prejudge the position of Member States on the status of Kosovo, which will be decided in accordance with their national practice and international law. None of the terms, wording or definitions used in this Decision or the Transport Community Treaty, including the annexes and protocols thereto, constitute recognition of Kosovo by the Union as an independent State, nor does it constitute recognition by individual Member States of Kosovo in that capacity where they have not taken such a step.\n(5)\nInternal procedures of the Member States may apply when receiving documents issued by the authorities of Kosovo pursuant to the Transport Community Treaty.\n(6)\nThe Transport Community Treaty should be signed.\n(7)\nIn order for the benefits of the Transport Community Treaty to accrue as early as possible, it should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 (1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}