{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-668/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/668",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 668/2011 of 12 July 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-668",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 668/2011\nof 12 July 2011\namending Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposing restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire\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 2011/412/CFSP of 12 July 2011 amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire,\nHaving regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire.\n(2)\nRegulation (EC) No 174/2005 imposed restrictions on the supply of assistance related to military activities to Côte d’Ivoire.\n(3)\nDecision 2011/412/CFSP amended Decision 2010/656/CFSP in the light of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 (2011). It also provided for a specific derogation in relation to the ban on the supply to Côte d’Ivoire of internal repression equipment.\n(4)\nThose 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(5)\nRegulation (EC) No 174/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nIn order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately upon its publication,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See page 27 of this Official Journal."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 29, 2.2.2005, p. 5."
    }
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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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