{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-296/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/296",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 296/2011 of 25 March 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-296",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 296/2011\nof 25 March 2011\namending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2011/178/CFSP of 23 March 2011 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya,\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)\nDecision 2011/178/CFSP provides, inter alia, for further restrictive measures in relation to Libya, including a prohibition on flights in Libyan airspace, a prohibtion on Libyan aircraft in the airspace of the Union, and further provisions in relation to the measures introduced in Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, including a provision to ensure that these measures do not affect humanitarian operations in Libya.\n(2)\nSome of those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.\n(3)\nCouncil Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 should be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nIn order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force on the day of its publication,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 78, 24.3.2011, p. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, 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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