{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1339/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1339",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1339 of 17 July 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1339",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1339\nof 17 July 2017\namending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 of 27 May 2016 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP, and in particular Article 33 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 27 May 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/849.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 33(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/849, the Council shall implement modifications to Annex I thereto on the basis of the determination made by the United Nations Security Council (‘UNSC’) or by the Sanctions Committee.\n(3)\nOn 5 June 2017, the UNSC Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006) amended the entries for two entities subject to restrictive measures.\n(4)\nOn 2 June 2017, the UNSC added 14 persons and four entities to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures. Those persons and entities have accordingly been added to Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 by means of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/975. Some of those persons and entities should therefore be removed from Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 as they are now designated under Annex I.\n(5)\nAnnexes I and II to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/975 of 8 June 2017 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (OJ L 146, 9.6.2017, p. 145)."
    }
  ],
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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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