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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2667/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2000/2667",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 of 5 December 2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2667",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000\nof 5 December 2000\non the European Agency for Reconstruction\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAssistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been implemented essentially under Regulation (EC) No 1628/96 and under Council Regulation (EC) No 3906/89 of 18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe.\n(2)\nRegulation (EC) No 1628/96, established the European Agency for Reconstruction.\n(3)\nThe Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000, which lays down a single legal framework for Community assistance to those countries and repeals Regulation (EC) No 1628/96.\n(4)\nThe provisions governing the establishment and operation of the European Agency for Reconstruction should therefore be adapted to Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 and incorporated in a new Regulation, and the appropriate changes made at the same time.\n(5)\nThe Feira European Council of 19 and 20 June 2000 emphasised that the European Agency for Reconstruction, as an authority implementing the future CARDS programme, should be allowed to use its full potential in order to achieve the goals set by the Cologne European Council of 3 and 4 June 1999.\n(6)\nThe Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those under Article 308,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Opinion delivered 15.11.2000 (Not yet published in the Official Journal)."
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 204, 14.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2454/1999 (OJ L 299, 20.11.1999, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, P. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68)."
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      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See page 1 of this Official Journal."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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