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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-178/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/178",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2011/178/CFSP of 23 March 2011 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-178",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2011/178/CFSP\nof 23 March 2011\namending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 28 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1970 (2011).\n(2)\nOn 17 March 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 1973 (2011), which widened the scope of the restrictive measures imposed by UNSCR 1970 (2011) and introduced additional restrictive measures against Libya.\n(3)\nDecision 2011/137/CFSP should be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nFurther action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/178/introduction",
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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."
}