{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-97/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/97",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2012/97/CFSP of 17 February 2012 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-97",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2012/97/CFSP\nof 17 February 2012\namending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 15 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe.\n(2)\nOn the basis of a review of Decision 2011/101/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 20 February 2013.\n(3)\nHowever, there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons and entities on the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/101/CFSP apply.\n(4)\nIn order to facilitate further the dialogue between the EU and the Government of Zimbabwe, the travel ban imposed on the two members of the re-engagement team of the Zimbabwe Government listed under Decision 2011/101/CFSP should be suspended.\n(5)\nThe information relating to certain persons and entities included on the list in the Annex to Decision 2011/101/CFSP 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 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6."
    }
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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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