{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1828/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/1828",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828 of 12 October 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1828",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828\nof 12 October 2015\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 12 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP. Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 sets out the criteria for listing persons, entities and bodies in Annexes I and II of that Decision. The reasons for those listings are provided in the recitals of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 and Decision 2013/255/CFSP.\n(3)\nThe asset freeze measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement them.\n(4)\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": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1836 of 12 October 2015 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (see page 75 of this Official Journal)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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