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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/222",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/222 of 20 December 2018 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (PA) of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, concerning the extension of the EU-PA Action Plan",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-222",
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  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/222\nof 20 December 2018\non the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (PA) of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, concerning the extension of the EU-PA Action Plan\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 217 in conjuction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part (the ‘Interim Association Agreement’), was signed on 24 February 1997 and entered into force on 1 July 1997.\n(2)\nThe Parties agree that the current Action Plan for the EU and the Palestinan Authority (EU-PA Action Plan) continues to reflect the privileged EU-PA partnership and to support the implementation of the Interim Association Agreement.\n(3)\nPursuant to Article 63 of the Interim Association Agreement, the Joint Committee may take decisions and make appropriate recommendations.\n(4)\nThe Joint Committee is to adopt the recommendation on the extension by three years of the EU-PA Action Plan by written procedure.\n(5)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee as the recommendation will have legal effects.\n(6)\nThe extension of the EU-PA Action Plan for three years will give the Parties a full opportunity to take forward their cooperation for the coming years, including through the possible negotiation of partnership priorities,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 187, 16.7.1997, p. 3."
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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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