{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-638/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/638",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-638",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP\nof 25 October 2010\nconcerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 27 October 2009, the Council adopted Common Position 2009/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea, in response to the violent crackdown by security forces on political demonstrators in Conakry on 28 September 2009.\n(2)\nOn 22 December 2009, the Council adopted Decision 2009/1003/CFSP amending Common Position 2009/788/CFSP, including additional restrictive measures.\n(3)\nOn 29 March 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/186/CFSP amending Common Position 2009/788/CFSP.\n(4)\nOn the basis of a review of Common Position 2009/788/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 27 October 2011.\n(5)\nThe Union implementing measures are set out in Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 of 22 December 2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 281, 28.10.2009, p. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 83, 30.3.2010, p. 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 26."
    }
  ],
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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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