{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1919/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/1919",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1919 of 26 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1919",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1919\nof 26 October 2015\namending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 implements several measures provided for by Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP, including the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain natural or legal persons, entities and bodies.\n(2)\nOn 26 October 2015 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1924, which deletes one deceased person from Annexes I and II to Decision 2011/101/CFSP.\n(3)\nThat measure falls within the scope of the Treaty, and regulatory action at the level of the Union 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(4)\nOn 26 October 2015 the Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1921, which deletes one deceased person from Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004.\n(5)\nAnnex IV to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nFurthermore, it is appropriate to insert a new provision in order to comply with requirements for the protection of personal data.\n(7)\nIn order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force on the day following that of its publication,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1924 of 26 October 2015 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (see page 10 of this Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1921 of 26 October 2015 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (see page 5 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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