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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/436",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/436 of 6 March 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-436",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/436\nof 6 March 2017\non the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 16 June 2014 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries with a view to concluding agreements on trade in organic products.\n(2)\nThe Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an agreement with the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products (‘the Agreement’).\n(3)\nIn the Agreement, the Union and the Republic of Chile recognise the equivalence of their respective rules on organic production and control systems as regards organic products.\n(4)\nThe Agreement aims at fostering trade in organic products, contributing to the development and expansion of the organic sector in the Union and in the Republic of Chile and achieving a high level of respect for the principles of organic production, of guarantee of the control systems and of integrity of organic products. It also aims at improving protection for the respective organic logos of the Union and the Republic of Chile, and enhancing regulatory cooperation between the Parties on issues related to organic production.\n(5)\nThe Agreement should be signed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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