{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-2143/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-2143/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1987/2143",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 2143/87 of 13 July 1987 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique on fisheries relations",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-2143",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 2143/87\nof 13 July 1987\nconcerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique on fisheries relations\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 and the People's Republic of Mozambique have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fisheries relations which guarantees fishing opportunities for Community fishermen in waters over which Mozambique has sovereignty or jurisdiction;\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 79, 26. 3. 1987, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 19 June 1987 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1987/2143/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."
}