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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-621/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/621",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/621 of 20 April 2015 implementing Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/621\nof 20 April 2015\nimplementing Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP of 29 October 2010 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire, and in particular Article 6(1) and 6(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP.\n(2)\nThe Council has carried out a review of the measures referred to in point (b) of Article 4(1) and in point (b) of Article 5(1) of Decision 2010/656/CFSP, in accordance with Article 10(3) thereof.\n(3)\nThe Council has determined that the application of the measures referred to in point (b) of Article 4(1) and in point (b) of Article 5(1) should be maintained for five of the listed persons.\n(4)\nThe General Court of the European Union, by its judgment on 14 January 2015 in Case T-406/13, annulled Council Implementing Decision 2014/271/CFSP implementing Decision 2010/656/CFSP, in so far as it concerned Mr Marcel Gossio. Following that annulment, the entry concerning Marcel Gossio should also be removed from Annex II to Decision 2010/656/CFSP.\n(5)\nOn 26 February 2015, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire removed one person from the list of persons subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 12 of that Resolution. The entry for that person should be deleted from Annex I to Decision 2010/656/CFSP.\n(6)\nIn addition, the Sanctions Committee updated other entries for the persons subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 12 of UN Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004).\n(7)\nThe list of persons subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annexes I and II to Decision 2010/656/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": "OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Judgment of 14 January 2015 in Case T-406/13, Gossio v Council."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Implementing Decision 2014/271/CFSP of 12 May 2014 implementing Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire (OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 108)."
    }
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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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