{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-646/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/646",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 646/2008 of 8 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-646",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 646/2008\nof 8 July 2008\namending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,\nHaving regard to Common Position 2006/276/CFSP of 10 April 2006 concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus and replacing Common Position 2004/661/CFSP,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus imposed restrictive measures in accordance with Common Position 2006/276/CFSP.\n(2)\nIt is appropriate to align Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 with recent developments in sanctions practice regarding the identification of competent authorities, liability for certain infringements and public notice regarding procedures for maintenance of certain lists. For the sake of clarity, those Articles to which amendments need to be made should be republished in full,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 101, 11.4.2006, p. 5. Common Position as last amended by Common Position 2008/288/CFSP (OJ L 95, 8.4.2008, p. 66)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, 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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