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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/993",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/993 of 20 June 2016 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-993",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/993\nof 20 June 2016\namending Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 18 May 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/778.\n(2)\nOn 23 May 2016, the Council, in its conclusions on EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA, welcomed the expressed readiness by the President of the Presidency Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord to cooperate with the Union on the basis of those conclusions, agreed to extend the mandate of EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA by 1 year and, while retaining the focus on its core mandate, to add two further supporting tasks:\ncapacity building and training of, and information sharing with, the Libyan Coastguard and Navy, based on a request by the legitimate Libyan authorities taking into account the need for Libyan ownership,\ncontributing to information sharing, as well as implementation of the UN arms embargo on the high seas off the coast of Libya on the basis of a new UN Security Council Resolution.\n(3)\nThe UN Security Council imposed, modified and reaffirmed an arms embargo on Libya by UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1970 (2011), 1973 (2011), 2009 (2011), 2040 (2012), 2095 (2013), 2144 (2014), 2174 (2014), 2213 (2015), 2214 (2015) and 2278 (2016).\n(4)\nOn 14 June 2016, the UN Security Council adopted UNSCR 2292 (2016) on the arms embargo on Libya, expressing in particular concern that the situation in Libya is exacerbated by the smuggling of illegal arms and related materiel.\n(5)\nThe Council underlines the urgency to start the operational implementation of the two supporting tasks before the end of the initial mandate of EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA.\n(6)\nDecision (CFSP) 2015/778 should be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 of 18 May 2015 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED operation SOPHIA) (OJ L 122, 19.5.2015, p. 31)."
    }
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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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