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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-680/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/680",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/680 of 18 May 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Committee on Services and Investment established under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of a code of conduct for Members of the Tribunal, Members of the Appellate Tribunal and mediators",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-680",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/680\nof 18 May 2020\non the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Committee on Services and Investment established under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of a code of conduct for Members of the Tribunal, Members of the Appellate Tribunal and mediators\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)\nCouncil Decision (EU) 2017/37 provides for the signing on behalf of the European Union of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’). The Agreement was signed on 30 October 2016.\n(2)\nCouncil Decision (EU) 2017/38 provides for the provisional application of parts of the Agreement, including the establishment of the Committee on Services and Investment. The Agreement has been provisionally applied since 21 September 2017.\n(3)\nPursuant to Article 26.2.4 of the Agreement, the Committee on Services and Investment may take decisions when the Agreement so provides.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Article 8.44.2 of the Agreement, the Committee on Services and Investment is to adopt a decision on a code of conduct for Members of the Tribunal, Members of the Appellate Tribunal and mediators to be applied in disputes arising out of Chapter Eight (Investment) of the Agreement.\n(5)\nIt is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Committee on Services and Investment on the basis of the draft decision of the Committee on Services and Investment on a code of conduct in order to ensure the effective implementation of the Agreement,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/37 of 28 October 2016 on the signing on behalf of the European Union of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (OJ L 11, 14.1.2017, p. 1)."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 11, 14.1.2017, p. 23."
    },
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      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/38 of 28 October 2016 on the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (OJ L 11, 14.1.2017, p. 1080)."
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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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