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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1581/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/1581",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/1581 of 23 October 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee 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 Georgia, of the other part, regarding the update of Annex XIII (Approximation of customs legislation) to the Agreement",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1581",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/1581\nof 23 October 2020\non the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee 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 Georgia, of the other part, regarding the update of Annex XIII (Approximation of customs legislation) to the Agreement\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular 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 Georgia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2016/838 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 406(3) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to update or amend the Annexes to the Agreement.\n(3)\nPursuant to Article 408(2) of the Agreement, the Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee any of its powers, including the power to take binding decisions.\n(4)\nPursuant to Article 1 of the Decision No 3/2014 of the Association Council, the Association Council delegated the power to update or amend the Annexes to the Agreement which relate, inter alia, to Chapter 5 (Customs and trade facilitation) of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of the Agreement to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, to the extent that there are no specific provisions in Chapter 5 relating to the update or the amendment of those Annexes.\n(5)\nThe Association Committee in Trade configuration, during its 7th meeting, is to adopt a decision regarding the update of Annex XIII (Approximation of customs legislation) to the Agreement.\n(6)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as the envisaged decision will be binding on the Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/838 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 Georgia, of the other part (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 26)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Decision No 3/2014 of the EU-Georgia Association Council of 17 November 2014 on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration [2015/2263] (OJ L 321, 5.12.2015, p. 72.)."
    }
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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