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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2229/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/2229",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/2229 of 19 December 2019 authorising the opening of negotiations with the Republic of Belarus for an agreement on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2229",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/2229\nof 19 December 2019\nauthorising the opening of negotiations with the Republic of Belarus for an agreement on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(3) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,\nWhereas the Commission should be authorised to open negotiations with the Republic of Belarus with a view to an agreement on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/2229/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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