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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-18/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/18",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011 amending Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-18",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP\nof 14 January 2011\namending Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire.\n(2)\nOn 13 December 2010, the Council emphasised the importance of the Presidential election held on 31 October and 28 November 2010 for the return of peace and stability in Côte d'Ivoire and declared it to be imperative that the sovereign wish expressed by the Ivorian people be respected.\n(3)\nOn 17 December 2010, the European Council called on all Ivorian leaders, both civilian and military, who have not yet done so, to place themselves under the authority of the democratically elected President, Mr Alassan Ouattara.\n(4)\nOn 22 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/801/CFSP amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP in order to impose travel restrictions against those who are obstructing the process of peace and national reconciliation, and in particular those who are jeopardising the proper outcome of the electoral process.\n(5)\nOn 14 January 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/17/CFSP amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP in order to include additional persons in the list of persons subject to travel restrictions.\n(6)\nIn view of the seriousness of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, additional restrictive measures should be imposed against those persons.\n(7)\nMoreover, the list of persons subject to the restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/656/CFSP should be amended and the information relating to certain persons on the list should be updated,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 341, 23.12.2010, p. 45."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See page 31 of this Official Journal."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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