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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-380/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/380",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2014/380/CFSP of 23 June 2014 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-380",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2014/380/CFSP\nof 23 June 2014\namending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 28 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.\n(2)\nOn 19 March 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2146 (2014) (UNSCR 2146 (2014)), authorising UN Member States to inspect on the high seas vessels designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 24 of UNSCR 1970 (2011) (‘the Committee’).\n(3)\nUNSCR 2146 (2014) provides that flag States of designated vessels shall, if the designation by the Committee has so specified, take the necessary measures to direct such vessels not to load, transport, or discharge crude oil illicitly exported from Libya aboard the vessels, in the absence of direction from the Government of Libya focal point.\n(4)\nFurthermore, UNSCR 2146 (2014) provides that UN Member States shall, if the designation by the Committee has so specified, take the necessary measures to prohibit designated vessels from entering their ports, unless such entry is necessary for the purpose of an inspection, in the case of emergency or in the case of return to Libya.\n(5)\nIn addition, UNSCR 2146 (2014) provides that if the designation by the Committee has so specified, the provision of bunkering services, such as provision of fuel or supplies, or other servicing of vessels, to designated vessels should be prohibited, unless the provision of such services is necessary for humanitarian purposes, or in the case of return to Libya.\n(6)\nUNSCR 2146 (2014) also provides that if the designation by the Committee has so specified, financial transactions with respect to crude oil illicitly exported from Libya aboard designated vessels should not be engaged in.\n(7)\nIn accordance with Decision 2011/137/CFSP, the Council has carried out a complete review of the lists of persons and entities set out in Annexes II and IV to that Decision.\n(8)\nThe identifying information in relation to one entity on the list of persons and entities set out in Annex IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP should be updated.\n(9)\nThere are no longer grounds for keeping two entities on the list of persons and entities set out in Annex IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP.\n(10)\nDecision 2011/137/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53."
    }
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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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