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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-753/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/753",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/753 of 30 March 2020 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-753",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2020/753\nof 30 March 2020\non the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91(1), Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with point (a)(v) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6) and Article 218(7) 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) 2019/1121, the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 30 June 2019, subject to its conclusion at a later date.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 218(7) of the Treaty, it is appropriate to authorise the Commission to approve on the Union’s behalf, after consultation with the special committee appointed by the Council in accordance with Article 207(3) of the Treaty, certain modifications to the Agreement that are to be adopted by a simplified procedure pursuant to Article 9.20 of the Agreement or, as regards the list of entities in Sections A to C of Annexes 9-A and 9-B to the Agreement, by the Committee on Investment, Services, Electronic Commerce and Government Procurement pursuant to Article 9.23 of the Agreement.\n(3)\nIn accordance with Article 17.20 of the Agreement, nothing in the Agreement is to be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations on persons, other than those created between the Parties under public international law.\n(4)\nThe Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2019/753 of 30 March 2020 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Official Journal of the European Union L 186 of 12 June 2020)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Consent of 12 February 2020 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1121 of 25 June 2019 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (OJ L 177, 2.7.2019, 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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