{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-555/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/555",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 555/2010 of 24 June 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1412/2006 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Lebanon",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-555",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 555/2010\nof 24 June 2010\namending Regulation (EC) No 1412/2006 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Lebanon\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 2006/625/CFSP of 15 September 2006 concerning a prohibition on the sale or supply of arms and related matériel and on the provision of related services to entities or individuals in Lebanon in accordance with UNSC Resolution 1701 (2006),\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 1412/2006 of 25 September 2006 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Lebanon prohibits the provision of certain technical assistance, financing and financial assistance to anyone in Lebanon or for use in Lebanon, in accordance with Common Position 2006/625/CFSP.\n(2)\nIt is appropriate to align Regulation (EC) No 1412/2006 with recent developments in sanctions practice, on the one hand as regards the identification of competent authorities and on the other, as regards the Article on Union jurisdiction. For the sake of clarity, the Articles to which amendments need to be made should be replaced in full.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 1412/2006 should 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 253, 16.9.2006, p. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 267, 27.9.2006, p. 2."
    }
  ],
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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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