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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-219/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/219",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/2008 of 11 March 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-219",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/2008\nof 11 March 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)(c) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex IV to Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 lists persons, entities and bodies who, having been designated by the United Nations Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, are covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.\n(2)\nOn 3 March 2008, the UN Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex IV should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(3)\nThe Articles 8(a), 9 and 11(b) of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 refer to the date on which the person, entity or body has been designated by the Sanctions Committee, the UN Security Council or the Council. It is appropriate to add the relevant date to each entry.\n(4)\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 103, 20.4.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 116/2008 (OJ L 35, 9.2.2008, 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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