{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/1014",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1014 of 13 July 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/905 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1014",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1014\nof 13 July 2020\namending Decision (CFSP) 2018/905 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 31(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 8 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/819/CFSP, appointing Mr Alexander RONDOS as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Horn of Africa.\n(2)\nThe mandate of Mr RONDOS as the EUSR has been successively renewed, most recently by Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/905, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/251. The EUSR’s mandate is to expire on 31 August 2020.\n(3)\nThe mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of 6 months and a new financial reference amount for the period from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021 should be established.\n(4)\nThe EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision 2011/819/CFSP of 8 December 2011 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa (OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 62)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/905 of 25 June 2018 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa (OJ L 161, 26.6.2018, p. 16)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/251 of 25 February 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/905 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa (OJ L 54 I, 26.2.2020, p. 5)."
    }
  ],
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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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