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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-659/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/659",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/659 of 8 April 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the government of the People's Republic of China, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-659",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/659\nof 8 April 2019\non the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the government of the People's Republic of China, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia 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 100(2), in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, 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 Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the government of the People's Republic of China, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) entered into force on 1 March 2008.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of Croatia, Croatia is to accede to the Agreement by way of a protocol between the Council and the People's Republic of China.\n(3)\nOn 14 September 2012, the Commission was authorised by the Council to negotiate a Protocol amending the Agreement (the ‘Protocol’) in order to take account of the accession of Croatia to the Union.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Decision (EU) 2019/658, the Protocol was signed in Brussels on 21 December 2018.\n(5)\nThe Protocol should be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Consent given on 21 December 2018."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 25."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/658 of 2 March 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on maritime transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the government of the People's Republic of China, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (see page 2 of this Official Journal)."
    }
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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."
}