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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-349/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/349",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 27 April 2009 implementing Common Position 2008/369/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2009/349/CFSP)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-349",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 27 April 2009\nimplementing Common Position 2008/369/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo\n(2009/349/CFSP)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to Common Position 2008/369/CFSP of 14 May 2008 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in particular Article 6 thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty of the European Union,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nFollowing the adoption by the United Nations Security Council on 31 March 2008 of Resolution 1807 (2008) (UNSCR 1807 (2008)), the Council adopted Common Position 2008/369/CFSP on 14 May 2008 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.\n(2)\nOn 3 March 2009, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1533 (2004) (UNSCR 1533 (2004)) amended the list of persons and entities which are subject to restrictive measures.\n(3)\nThe lists of persons and entities which are subject to restrictive measures in the Annex to Common Position 2008/369/CFSP should be replaced accordingly. The lists should also be amended to include additional information for certain persons and entities and to remove one individual as determined by the Sanctions Committee,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 127, 15.5.2008, p. 84."
    }
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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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