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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-36/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/36",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2012/36/CFSP of 23 January 2012 amending Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-36",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2012/36/CFSP\nof 23 January 2012\namending 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 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.\n(2)\nOn 10 October 2011, the Council extended the existing restrictive measures until 31 October 2012 by adopting Decision 2011/666/CFSP.\n(3)\nIn view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus, additional restrictive measures against Belarus should be adopted.\n(4)\nThe restrictions on admission and on the freezing of funds and economic resources should be applied to persons responsible for serious violations of human rights or the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, in particular persons in a leading position, and to persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the Lukashenka regime, in particular persons and entities providing financial or material support to the regime.\n(5)\nDecision 2010/639/CFSP should be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 265, 11.10.2011, p. 17."
    }
  ],
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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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