{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-695/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/695",
  "legislation_title": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2020/695 of 19 May 2020 on the acceptance of a third State’s contribution to the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (EUTM RCA/1/2020)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-695",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2020/695\nof 19 May 2020\non the acceptance of a third State’s contribution to the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (EUTM RCA/1/2020)\nTHE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/610 of 19 April 2016 on a European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA),\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 8(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/610, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions on the acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States to EUTM RCA.\n(2)\nFollowing the recommendations regarding a contribution from the Republic of North Macedonia by the EU Mission Commander and by the European Union Military Committee, the contribution from the Republic of North Macedonia should be accepted and considered to be significant.\n(3)\nIn accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 104, 20.4.2016, p. 21."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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