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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-154/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/154",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 154/2009 of 23 February 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of Uzbekistan",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-154",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 154/2009\nof 23 February 2009\namending Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of Uzbekistan\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 301 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1859/2005 prohibits, inter alia, the sale, supply, transfer and export to Uzbekistan of equipment which might be used for internal repression. Annex I to that Regulation lists the goods to which this prohibition applies.\n(2)\nThe list of equipment which might be used for internal repression should be updated following recommendations made by experts, taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 of 27 June 2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 1859/2005 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 299, 16.11.2005, p. 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 1."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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