{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-252/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/252",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/252 of 25 February 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/904 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-252",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/252\nof 25 February 2020\namending Decision (CFSP) 2018/904 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia\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 15 April 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/598 appointing Mr Peter BURIAN as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia.\n(2)\nOn 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/904 extending the mandate of the EUSR for Central Asia. The EUSR's mandate is to expire on 29 February 2020.\n(3)\nThe mandate of the EUSR for Central Asia should be extended for a further period of 12 months and a new financial reference amount for the period from 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 should be established.\n(4)\nThe EUSR for Central Asia 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 (CFSP) 2015/598 of 15 April 2015 appointing the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia (OJ L 99, 16.4.2015, p. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/904 of 25 June 2018 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia (OJ L 161, 26.6.2018, p. 12)."
    }
  ],
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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."
}