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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-125/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/125",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP of 10 March 2014 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-125",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2014/125/CFSP\nof 10 March 2014\namending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 23 December 2013, the Council adopted Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (CAR).\n(2)\nOn 28 January 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2134 (2014).\n(3)\nUnited Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2134 (2014) requires that measures be taken for the application of travel restrictions, and for funds and assets of persons or entities to be designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) to be frozen, in accordance with the criteria set out in UNSCR 2134 (2014).\n(4)\nUNSCR 2134 (2014) also reconfirms and extends the arms embargo established by UNSCR 2127 (2013). UNSCR 2134 (2014) furthermore determines that the arms embargo shall not apply to supplies intended solely for the support of or use by the European Union operation in the CAR (EUFOR RCA).\n(5)\nIn addition, it is necessary to amend the scope of the derogation concerning the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel intended solely for the support of or use by the Mission for the Consolidation of Peace in Central African Republic (MICOPAX), African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA), United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) and its guard unit, the African Union-Regional Task Force (AU-RTF), the French forces deployed in the CAR, and the EUFOR RCA to include the provision of technical and financial assistance.\n(6)\nFurther Union action is needed in order to implement certain measures.\n(7)\nDecision 2013/798/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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