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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-255/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/255",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/255 of 17 February 2020 on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-255",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/255\nof 17 February 2020\non the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services\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 Article 218(6)(a) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2018/1152, the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) has been signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date.\n(2)\nThe objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air services agreements between 27 Member States and the People’s Republic of China in line with Union law.\n(3)\nThe Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Consent of 15 January 2020 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/1152 of 26 June 2018 on the signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (OJ L 210, 21.8.2018, p. 1)."
    }
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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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