{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-598/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/598",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 598/2012 of 5 July 2012 amending for the 172nd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-598",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 598/2012\nof 5 July 2012\namending for the 172nd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(5) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.\n(2)\nOn 21 June 2012 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove two natural persons from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply after considering the de-listing requests submitted by these persons and the Comprehensive Reports of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1904(2009). On 27 June 2012, it decided to remove another natural person from the list. Furthermore, on 10 May 2012, 25 May 2012 and 21 June 2012, it decided to amend five entries on the list.\n(3)\nAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9."
    }
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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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