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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-3544/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1987/3544",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 3544/87 of 23 November 1987 relating to the conclusion of the Agreement amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe on fishing off São Tomé and Principe, signed at Brussels on 1 February 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-3544",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 3544/87\nof 23 November 1987\nrelating to the conclusion of the Agreement amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe on fishing off São Tomé and Principe, signed at Brussels on 1 February 1984\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) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas the Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe have held negotiations pursuant to Article 8 of the Agreement on fishing off the coast of São Tomé and Principe, which was approved by Regulation (EEC) No 477/84, in order to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the first three-year period of application;\nWhereas, following those negotiations, an Agreement amending the said fisheries Agreement was initialled on 27 May 1987;\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 276, 15. 10. 1987, p. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 318, 30. 11. 1987."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 54, 25. 2. 1984, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "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."
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