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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-and-international-military-headquarters-eu-sofa-tax-designation-order-2012/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/3070",
  "legislation_title": "The Visiting Forces and International Military Headquarters (EU SOFA) (Tax Designation) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-and-international-military-headquarters-eu-sofa-tax-designation-order-2012",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the EU SOFA” means the Agreement between the member states of the European Union concerning the status of military and civilian staff seconded to the institutions of the European Union, of the headquarters and forces which may be made available to the European Union in the context of the preparation and execution of the tasks referred to in Article 17(2) of the Treaty on European Union, including exercises, and of the military and civilian staff of the member states put at the disposal of the European Union to act in this context;\n“the Treaty on European Union” means the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7 February 1992 (as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Article 17 is now, following the Treaty of Lisbon, Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 321, 31.12.03, p2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No.C.83, 30.03.10, p13"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:10:54.851893+00:00"
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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."
}