{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-979/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/979",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/2004 of 14 May 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/2004\nof 14 May 2004\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96, and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the natural and legal persons, public bodies, corporations, agencies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.\n(2)\nOn 26 April 2004, the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and legal persons, public bodies, corporations, agencies and entities of the previous government of Iraq, to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Therefore, Annex III should be amended accordingly.\n(3)\nIn order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 924/2004 (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 100)."
    }
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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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