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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-308/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/308",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2013/308/CFSP of 24 June 2013 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-308",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2013/308/CFSP\nof 24 June 2013\namending Decision 2012/642/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 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.\n(2)\nThe Council considers that to facilitate political dialogue, the travel ban imposed on Mr. Uladzimir Uladzimiravich Makei under Article 3(1) of Decision 2012/642/CFSP should be suspended while he holds the position of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. The suspension should be subject to the review referred to in Article 8(2) of Decision 2012/642/CFSP.\n(3)\nDecision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore 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 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/308/introduction",
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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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