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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-477/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/477",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/477 of 12 March 2019 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-477",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/477\nof 12 March 2019\non the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 in conjunction with point (i) of Article 218(6)(a) thereof,\nHaving regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’) was signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States on 30 November 2009 subject to its conclusion.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 8(2) of the Protocol, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis since 1 January 2007.\n(3)\nAs a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community.\n(4)\nThe Protocol should be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Consent given on 18 January 2011 (OJ C 136E, 11.5.2012, p. 105)."
    }
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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."
}