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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-2054/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/2054",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2054 of 21 December 2018 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-2054",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2054\nof 21 December 2018\namending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma\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 from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 22 April 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma.\n(2)\nOn 26 April 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/655 which provides for a legal framework for targeted restrictive measures against certain natural persons from the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Border Guard Police responsible for serious human rights violations, for obstructing the provision of humanitarian assistance to civilians in need and for obstructing the conduct of independent investigations into alleged serious human rights violations or abuses.\n(3)\nOn 25 June 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/900 which designated seven high-ranking Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and Border Guard Police officials because of their involvement in or association with the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State.\n(4)\nOn 17 September 2018, the independent international Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) of the United Nations Human Rights Council published its detailed report on Myanmar in which it was concluded that gross human rights violations and abuses had been committed in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States, in particular by the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Border Guard Police and that many of those violations amounted to the gravest crimes under international law.\n(5)\nIn view of the findings of the FFM and the responsibility for human rights violations committed by parts of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and the Border Guard Police, seven persons should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures in the Annex to Decision 2013/184/CFSP.\n(6)\nThe Annex to Decision 2013/184/CFSP should 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": "Council Decision 2013/184/CFSP of 22 April 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma and repealing Decision 2010/232/CFSP (OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 75)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/655 of 26 April 2018 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma (OJ L 108, 27.4.2018, p. 29)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/900 of 25 June 2018 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma (OJ L 160 I, 25.6.2018, p. 9)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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