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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-172/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/172",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision 2012/172/CFSP of 23 March 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-172",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Implementing Decision 2012/172/CFSP\nof 23 March 2012\nimplementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union,\nHaving regard to Decision 2011/782/CFSP of 1 December 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Syria and in particular Article 21(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 1 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria.\n(2)\nIn view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP.\n(3)\nThe entries concerning certain persons and an entity included in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP should be amended,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 319, 2.12.2011, p. 56."
    }
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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."
}