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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1732/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/1732",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1732 of 30 October 2018 setting up the European Plate Observing System — European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EPOS ERIC) (notified under document C(2018) 7011) (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Slovenian texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1732",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1732\nof 30 October 2018\nsetting up the European Plate Observing System — European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EPOS ERIC)\n(notified under document C(2018) 7011)\n(Only the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Slovenian 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, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom requested the Commission to set up the European Plate Observing System — European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EPOS ERIC). Greece, Iceland and Switzerland have made known their decision to participate in EPOS ERIC initially as observers. They have agreed that Italy will be the host Member State of EPOS ERIC.\n(2)\nSince the United Kingdom notified on 29 March 2017 its intention to leave the Union, pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, decides to extend that period. As a consequence, after the withdrawal date, and without prejudice to any provisions of the withdrawal agreement, the UK will be considered a third country within the meaning of Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 for the purposes of this Implementing Decision.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 723/2009 has been incorporated in the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 72/2015.\n(4)\nThe Commission has, pursuant to 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(5)\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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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 206, 8.8.2009, p. 1."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 72/2015 of 20 March 2015 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2016/755] (OJ L 129, 19.5.2016, p. 85)."
    }
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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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