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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-499/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/499",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/499 of 17 March 2017 on setting up the e-Science and Technology European Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research — European Research Infrastructure Consortium (LifeWatch ERIC) (notified under document C(2017) 1648) (Only the Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-499",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/499\nof 17 March 2017\non setting up the e-Science and Technology European Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research — European Research Infrastructure Consortium (LifeWatch ERIC)\n(notified under document C(2017) 1648)\n(Only the Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), and in particular point (a) of Article 6(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBelgium, Greece, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia requested the Commission to set up the e-Science and Technology European Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research — European Research Infrastructure Consortium (LifeWatch ERIC). They have agreed that Spain will be the host Member State of LifeWatch ERIC.\n(2)\nThe Commission has, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009, assessed the application and concluded that it meets the requirements set out in that Regulation.\n(3)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 206, 8.8.2009, p. 1."
    }
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