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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2150/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/2150",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/2150 of 9 December 2019 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Administrative Committee for the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2150",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/2150\nof 9 December 2019\non the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Administrative Committee for the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (‘the Convention’) was approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 22 of the Convention, the Administrative Committee referred to in the paragraph 2 of that article (‘the Administrative Committee’) may adopt amendments by a two-thirds majority of Contracting Parties present and voting.\n(3)\nThe Administrative Committee, at its twelfth session, is to adopt an amendment to Article 7 of Annex 8 to the Convention.\n(4)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in the Administrative Committee, as the amendments to the Convention will be binding on the Union.\n(5)\nThe Union supports the new Article 7 of Annex 8 to the Convention, as, by decreasing the frequency of the reporting mechanism on progress made to improve border crossing procedures for international road transport, Members States face less administrative formalities.\n(6)\nThe position of the Union within the Administrative Committee for the Convention should therefore be based on the draft amendment attached to this Decision,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84 of 10 April 1984 concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (OJ L 126, 12.5.1984, 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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