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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/564",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/564 of 23 April 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/298 on Union support for the activities of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction",
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  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/564\nof 23 April 2020\namending Decision (CFSP) 2018/298 on Union support for the activities of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty of the European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 26 February 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/298.\n(2)\nThe second paragraph of Article 5 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/298 provides for a 24-month implementation period from the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision, for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof.\n(3)\nThe financing agreement with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) was signed on 28 April 2018 and is therefore due to expire on 27 April 2020.\n(4)\nOn 19 March 2020, Dr Lassina ZERBO, the Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO requested an extension, until 30 November 2020, of the implementation period provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2018/298, due to the emerging worldwide COVID-19 crisis and the related temporary suspension of non-critical CTBTO activities.\n(5)\nDecision (CFSP) 2018/298 should therefore be amended.\n(6)\nThe extension of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2018/298 until 30 November 2020 does not affect resources,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/298 of 26 February 2018 on Union support for the activities of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (OJ L 56, 28.2.2018, p. 34)."
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