{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-116/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/116",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 116/2012 of 9 February 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-116",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 116/2012\nof 9 February 2012\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia, and in particular Articles 11(a) and 11(b) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation; Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions relating to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.\n(2)\nOn 23 December 2011, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council with its decision No. SC/10510 decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,\n(3)\nAnnex II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 should also be updated, on the basis of the information most recently provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities.\n(4)\nAnnexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 32."
    }
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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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