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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-294/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/294",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/294 of 26 February 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-294",
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  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/294\nof 26 February 2018\namending Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1), in conjunction with Article 31(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 17 February 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/259.\n(2)\nDecision (CFSP) 2015/259 provides for an implementation period for the activities referred to in Article 1(2) of that Decision of 36 months after the date of the conclusion of the financial agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision.\n(3)\nOn 17 January 2018, the implementing entity (the ‘OPCW Technical Secretariat’) requested the authorisation of the Union to extend the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 for 9 months to allow for the continuation of the implementation of the activities beyond the expiry date referred to in Article 5(2) of that Decision.\n(4)\nThe requested amendment of Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 concerns Article 5(2) and the Annex thereto, in particular regarding the descriptions of certain Project activities that should be modified.\n(5)\nThe continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/259, as specifically quoted in the request made by the OPCW Technical Secretariat on 17 January 2018, is possible without any resource implication.\n(6)\nDecision (CFSP) 2015/259 should therefore be amended to enable the continued implementation of the activities provided for therein by extending its duration accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/259 of 17 February 2015 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (OJ L 43, 18.2.2015, p. 14)."
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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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