{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-168/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/168",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 168/2010 of 1 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-168",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 168/2010\nof 1 March 2010\namending Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq\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 Decision 2010/128/CFSP of 1 March 2010 amending Common Position 2003/495/CFSP on Iraq,\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)\nIn line with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1483 (2003), Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq made specific arrangements as regards payments for petroleum, petroleum products, and natural gas exported from Iraq, whereas Article 10 of that Regulation made specific arrangements concerning immunity from legal proceedings of certain Iraqi assets. These specific arrangements applied until 31 December 2008.\n(2)\nUNSC Resolution 1859 (2008) provided that both specific arrangements should be extended until 31 December 2009. In accordance with Council Common Position 2009/175/CFSP, Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 was amended accordingly by means of Regulation (EC) No 175/2009.\n(3)\nUNSC Resolution 1905 (2009) provided that both specific arrangements should be further extended until 31 December 2010. In accordance with Decision 2010/128/CFSP, it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 accordingly.\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": "See page 22 of this Official Journal."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 62, 6.3.2009, p. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 62, 6.3.2009, 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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