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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1279/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/1279",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/1279 of 18 September 2018 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems regarding the adoption of its Rules of Procedure",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1279",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/1279\nof 18 September 2018\non the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems regarding the adoption of its Rules of Procedure\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 23 November 2017 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/2240.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 22 of the Agreement, before the entry into force of the Agreement, Articles 11 to 13 are to be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of signature of the Agreement.\n(3)\nArticle 12 of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee and provides that it is to establish its rules of procedure.\n(4)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee as the Rules of Procedure will determine the functioning of the Joint Committee, which is responsible for administering the Agreement and ensuring its proper implementation,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 322, 7.12.2017, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/2240 of 10 November 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems (OJ L 322, 7.12.2017, p. 1)."
    }
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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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