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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-255/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/255",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-255",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP\nof 31 May 2013\nconcerning restrictive measures against Syria\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 27 May 2013, the Council agreed to adopt for a period of 12 months restrictive measures against Syria in the following fields, as specified in Council Decision 2012/739/CFSP of 29 November 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria:\nexport and import restrictions with the exception of arms and related material and equipment which might be used for internal repression;\nrestrictions on financing of certain enterprises;\nrestrictions on infrastructure projects;\nrestrictions of financial support for trade;\nfinancial sector;\ntransport sector;\nrestrictions on admission;\nfreezing of funds and economic resources.\n(2)\nWith regard to the possible export of arms to Syria, the Council took note of the commitment by Member States to proceed in their national policies in agreement with paragraph 2 of the Council Declaration adopted on 27 May 2013, including by assessing the export licence applications on a case-by-case basis, taking full account of the criteria set out in Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment.\n(3)\nFurther action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 330, 30.11.2012, p. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 335, 13.12.2008, p. 99."
    }
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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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