{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-116/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/116",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 116/2008 of 28 January 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-116",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 116/2008\nof 28 January 2008\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007, and in particular Article 15(1)(a) and (b) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAccording to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007, Annex I to that Regulation should list the goods and technology, including software, contained in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and Missile Technology Control Regime lists as well as other goods and technology whose sale, supply, transfer or export to Iran is prohibited in accordance with determinations made by the competent Sanctions Committee of the United Nations or by the UN Security Council. Such additional determinations have not been made.\n(2)\nHowever, according to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007, Annex I should not include goods and technology included in the Common Military List of the European Union.\n(3)\nIn order to facilitate application, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 should present the goods and technology subject to the ban by reference to Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology.\n(4)\nSweden requested that its website indicating the competent authorities be inserted in the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 and Estonia and Hungary asked for correction as regards their websites,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 103, 20.4.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 618/2007 (OJ L 143, 6.6.2007, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 58."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 159, 30.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007 (OJ L 278, 22.10.2007, p. 1)."
    }
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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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