# L_2021224EN.01002001.xml

| 24.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 224/20 |
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24.6.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 224/20

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1024

of 18 June 2021

amending Decision 2009/908/EU, laying down measures for the implementation of the European Council Decision on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council, and on the chairmanship of preparatory bodies of the Council

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to European Council Decision 2009/881/EU of 1 December 2009 on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas,

| (1) | By Decision 2009/908/EU (2) the Council laid down measures for the implementation of European Council Decision 2009/881/EU. The preparatory bodies which are not chaired by the six-monthly Presidency are listed in Annex III of Decision 2009/908/EU, as provided for in Article 2, third subparagraph, of European Council Decision 2009/881/EU. |
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(1)

By Decision 2009/908/EU (2) the Council laid down measures for the implementation of European Council Decision 2009/881/EU. The preparatory bodies which are not chaired by the six-monthly Presidency are listed in Annex III of Decision 2009/908/EU, as provided for in Article 2, third subparagraph, of European Council Decision 2009/881/EU.

| (2) | According to Annex III to Decision 2009/908/EU, the Working Party on Legal Data Processing is listed among the preparatory bodies of the Council that are chaired by the General Secretariat of the Council. |
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(2)

According to Annex III to Decision 2009/908/EU, the Working Party on Legal Data Processing is listed among the preparatory bodies of the Council that are chaired by the General Secretariat of the Council.

| (3) | In light of the experience of and the type of tasks carried out by the Working Party on Legal Data Processing, that working party should be chaired by the six-monthly Presidency. |
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(3)

In light of the experience of and the type of tasks carried out by the Working Party on Legal Data Processing, that working party should be chaired by the six-monthly Presidency.

| (4) | Decision 2009/908/EU should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Decision 2009/908/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Annex III of Decision 2009/908/EU, the text ‘Working Party on Legal Data Processing’ is deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall apply from 1 July 2021.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2021.

For the Council

The President

J. LEÃO

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(1)  
  OJ L 315, 2.12.2009, p. 50.

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(2)  Council Decision 2009/908/EU of 1 December 2009, laying down measures for the implementation of the European Council Decision on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council, and on the chairmanship of preparatory bodies of the Council (OJ L 322, 9.12.2009, p. 28).

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