{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1981-654/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1981/654",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 654/81 of 10 March 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1981-654",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 654/81\nof 10 March 1981\namending Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas the Community, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78, approved the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;\nWhereas on 7 June 1979 the General Council of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization adopted with effect from 1 January 1980 amendments to Annex III to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, pursuant to Article XX, paragraph 2, of the same Convention, which concern the delimitation of the boundary between the statistical sub-areas covering the waters between the west coast of Greenland and the coast of Canada;\nWhereas the text of the Convention has consequently been amended by Regulation (EEC) No 653/80, the application of which was, however, limited to 31 December 1980, since it was adopted as an interim measure on the basis of Article 103 of the Treaty;\nWhereas it is therefore necessary to provide for the definitive amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 346, 31. 12. 1980, p. 122."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 378, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 74, 20. 3. 1980, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1981/654/introduction",
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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."
}