{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-1580/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-1580/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1987/1580",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1580/87 of 2 June 1987 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the Gambia and adopting provisions for its application",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-1580",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1580/87\nof 2 June 1987\nconcerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the Gambia and adopting provisions for its application\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 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b),\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas the Community and the Gambia have negotiated and initialled an agreement on fishing off the Gambia, which provides for new fishing possibilities for the Community's fishermen in the waters over which the Republic of the Gambia has sovereignty or jurisdiction;\nWhereas, under Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, the Council is required to determine the procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts decisions, case by case, in particular with a view to the conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the said procedures need to be determined in this particular case;\nWhereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Agreement,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 42, 20. 2. 1987, p. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 15 May 1987 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}