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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/740",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 of 7 May 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan and repealing Decision 2014/449/CFSP",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740\nof 7 May 2015\nconcerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan and repealing Decision 2014/449/CFSP\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 10 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/449/CFSP in view of its continuing serious concern about the situation in South Sudan.\n(2)\nOn 3 March 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 2206 (2015), in view of its grave alarm and concern regarding the conflict between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and opposition forces since December 2013, its concern over the resulting great human suffering and its strong condemnation of past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, as well as over the large-scale displacement of persons and the deepening humanitarian crisis. The Security Council stressed the responsibility borne by all parties to the conflict for the suffering of the people of South Sudan. It also determined that the situation in South Sudan constitutes a threat to international peace and security in the region.\n(3)\nParagraphs 9 and 12 of UNSCR 2206 (2015) provide for restrictive measures in the form of travel restrictions and asset freezes that may be applied in relation to persons and entities designated by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to paragraph 16 of UNSCR 2206 (2015) (‘the Committee’). Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of UNSCR 2206 (2015) also provide for criteria for designating persons and entities to be subject to the restrictive measures set out in paragraphs 9 and 12 of that Resolution.\n(4)\nFor the sake of clarity, the restrictive measures imposed by Decision 2014/449/CFSP and the restrictive measures provided for by UNSCR 2206 (2015) should be integrated into a single legal instrument.\n(5)\nDecision 2014/449/CFSP should therefore be repealed accordingly.\n(6)\nFurther Union action is needed to implement certain measures,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision 2014/449/CFSP of 10 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan (OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 100)."
    }
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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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