{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-171/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/171",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision 2012/171/CFSP of 23 March 2012 implementing Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-171",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Implementing Decision 2012/171/CFSP\nof 23 March 2012\nimplementing Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to Decision 2010/639/CFSP, and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/639/CFSP.\n(2)\nIn view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex V to Decision 2010/639/CFSP.\n(3)\nThe information relating to one person on the list in Annex V to Decision 2010/639/CFSP should be updated.\n(4)\nAnnex V to Decision 2010/639/CFSP should be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 18."
    }
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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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