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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-718/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/718",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/718 of 27 March 2017 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-718",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/718\nof 27 March 2017\nconcerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAt its meeting on 26 May 2015, the Council decided to authorise the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) to open negotiations pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in order to conclude an Agreement on the security of information between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova.\n(2)\nFollowing that authorisation, the HR negotiated an Agreement with the Republic of Moldova on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information.\n(3)\nThat Agreement should be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/718/introduction",
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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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