{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-124/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/124",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 124/2014 of 10 February 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-124",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 124/2014\nof 10 February 2014\namending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria\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 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria,\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)\nCouncil Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 gives effect to most of the measures provided for in Decision 2013/255/CFSP.\n(2)\nOn 10 February 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/74/CFSP amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP.\n(3)\nA further derogation from the asset freeze should be provided for in Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 to enable the release of funds or economic resources of Syrian State-owned entities or the Central Bank of Syria for the purpose of making payments on behalf of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for activities related to the OPCW verification mission and the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons.\n(4)\nThat measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at Union level is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular, with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.\n(5)\nRegulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore 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 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See page 63 of this Official Journal."
    }
  ],
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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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