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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1999-976/article-12",
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  "legislation": "eur/1999/976",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 976/1999 of 29 April 1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of Community operations, other than those of development cooperation, which, within the framework of Community cooperation policy, contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in third countries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1999-976",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The Commission shall adopt a framework for the programming and identification of Community activities.\nThe framework shall consist, in particular, of:\n(a) multiannual indicative programmes and annual updates of these programmes,\n(b) annual work programmes.\nIn particular situations, specific measures not covered by an annual work programme may be approved.\n2. The Commission shall produce an annual report setting out programming for the coming year by region and by sector, and shall report back on implementation to the European Parliament.\nThe Commission shall be responsible for managing and adapting, in conformity with this Regulation and according to the requirements of flexibility, the annual work programmes that were defined in the overall framework of the multiannual setting. The decisions made shall reflect the priorities and main concerns of the European Union for the consolidation of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, and shall be determined by the unique nature of the programmes. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament fully informed of the proceedings.\n3. The Commission shall implement Community operations under this Regulation in accordance with the budgetary and other procedures in force, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 2242/2004 of 22 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 976/1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of Community operations, other than those of development cooperation, which, within the framework of Community cooperation policy, contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in third countries."
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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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