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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1216/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/1216",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2008 of 5 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1216",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2008\nof 5 December 2008\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia, and in particular Article 11(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.\n(2)\nOn 2 and 24 October and on 10 November 2008, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 32."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1216/introduction",
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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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