{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1782/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1782",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1782 of 5 October 2015 repealing Common Position 2004/487/CFSP concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia and amending Common Position 2008/109/CFSP concerning restrictive measures imposed against Liberia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1782",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1782\nof 5 October 2015\nrepealing Common Position 2004/487/CFSP concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia and amending Common Position 2008/109/CFSP concerning restrictive measures imposed against Liberia\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 29 April 2004, the Council adopted Common Position 2004/487/CFSP providing for certain financial measures.\n(2)\nOn 12 February 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/109/CFSP providing for travel restrictions and an arms embargo.\n(3)\nOn 9 December 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 2188 (2014) with regard to Liberia, extending the measures on travel and the arms embargo for a period of nine months.\n(4)\nOn 2 September 2015 the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 2237 (2015) with regard to Liberia, terminating the travel and financial measures set out in paragraph 4 of UNSCR 1521 (2003) and paragraph 1 of UNSCR 1532 (2004) and renewing the arms embargo with regard to all non-governmental entities and individuals operating in the territory of Liberia until 2 June 2016.\n(5)\nCommon Position 2008/109/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly and Common Position 2004/487/CFSP should be repealed.\n(6)\nFurther action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",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": "Council Common Position 2004/487/CFSP of 29 April 2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 116)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Common Position 2008/109/CFSP of 12 February 2008 concerning restrictive measures against Liberia (OJ L 38, 13.2.2008, p. 26)."
    }
  ],
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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."
}