{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1990-1237/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1990-1237/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1990/1237",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1237/90 of 25 April 1990 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off Sierra Leone",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1990-1237",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1237/90\nof 25 April 1990\non the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sierra Leone on fishing off Sierra Leone\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 Republic of Sierra Leone have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fishing which provides fishing opportunities for Community fishermen in waters over which Sierra Leone has sovereignty or jurisdiction;\nWhereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, it is for the Council 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, particularly with a view to the conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures to be determined;\nWhereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the said Agreement,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 55, 7. 3. 1990, p. 9."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 113, 7. 5. 1990."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1990/1237/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."
}