{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1227/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/1227",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 1227/2009 of 15 December 2009 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of Uzbekistan",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1227",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 1227/2009\nof 15 December 2009\nrepealing Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of Uzbekistan\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Common Position 2007/734/CFSP of 13 November 2007 concerning restrictive measures against Uzbekistan as amended and extended by Council Common Position 2008/843/CFSP,\nHaving regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 of 14 November 2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of Uzbekistan prohibits the sale, supply, transfer or export to Uzbekistan of equipment which might be used for internal repression and the provision of certain financing, financial assistance or technical assistance to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Uzbekistan.\n(2)\nOn 27 October 2009, the Council concluded that the restrictive measures against Uzbekistan, as provided for in Common Position 2007/734/CFSP as amended and extended by Common Position 2008/843/CFSP, should not be extended beyond the expiration date of 13 November 2009.\n(3)\nIt is therefore appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 with effect from the expiry of the restrictive measures set out in Common Position 2007/734/CFSP,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 295, 14.11.2007, p. 34."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 300, 11.11.2008, p. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 299, 16.11.2005, p. 23."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}