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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-433/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/433",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/433 of 20 February 2018 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, concerning the update of Annexes XXVIII-A (Rules applicable to financial services), XXVIII-B (Rules applicable to telecommunication services) and XXVIII-D (Rules applicable to international maritime transport) to the Agreement",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-433",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/433\nof 20 February 2018\non the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, concerning the update of Annexes XXVIII-A (Rules applicable to financial services), XXVIII-B (Rules applicable to telecommunication services) and XXVIII-D (Rules applicable to international maritime transport) to the Agreement\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and 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 Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was concluded, on behalf of the Union, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.\n(2)\nSeveral Union acts listed in Annexes XXVIII-A (Rules applicable to financial services), XXVIII-B (Rules applicable to telecommunication services) and XXVIII-D (Rules applicable to international maritime transport) to the Agreement (‘the Annexes’) have been amended or repealed since the conclusion of negotiations of the Agreement in June 2013. Therefore, in order to ensure proper approximation of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova to the EU acts, a number of acts that implement, amend, supplement or replace the acts listed in those Annexes should be added thereto, and certain deadlines should be amended to take into account the progress already made to date by the Republic of Moldova in the process of that approximation.\n(3)\nPursuant to the Decision No 3/2014 of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council, the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration (‘the Committee’) may update or amend certain Annexes to the Agreement.\n(4)\nThe Committee is to adopt decisions updating the Annexes. Such decisions are binding upon the Union.\n(5)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Committee, concerning the update of the Annexes.\n(6)\nThe position of the Union within the Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decisions,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 of 23 May 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Decision No 3/2014 of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council of 16 December 2014 on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration (OJ L 110, 29.4.2015, p. 40)."
    }
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