{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-253/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-253/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2020/253",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/253 of 25 February 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/906 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-253",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/253\nof 25 February 2020\namending Decision (CFSP) 2018/906 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel\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 7 December 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/2274 appointing Mr Ángel LOSADA FERNÁNDEZ as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel.\n(2)\nOn 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/906 extending the mandate of the EUSR for the Sahel. The EUSR's mandate is to expire on 29 February 2020.\n(3)\nThe mandate of the EUSR for the Sahel 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 the Sahel 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) 2015/2274 of 7 December 2015 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel (OJ L 322, 8.12.2015, p. 44)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/906 of 25 June 2018 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel (OJ L 161, 26.6.2018, p. 22)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}