{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-214/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-214/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2020/214",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/214 of 17 February 2020 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-214",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/214\nof 17 February 2020\namending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus\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 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.\n(2)\nOn the basis of a review of that Decision, the restrictive measures against Belarus should be extended until 28 February 2021.\n(3)\nDecision 2012/642/CFSP 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": "Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/214/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:23.135536+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}