{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1948/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/1948",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1948 of 29 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1948",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1948\nof 29 October 2015\namending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus\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 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus,\nHaving regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2012/642/CFSP.\n(2)\nOn 29 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1957 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP providing for the suspension of the restrictive measures imposed on certain persons and entities designated under that Decision.\n(3)\nRegulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to give effect to the suspension of the restrictive measures, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.\n(4)\nThe power to amend the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should be exercised by the Council, in view of the political situation in Belarus, and to ensure consistency with the process for amending Annex II to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.\n(5)\nRegulation (EC) No 765/2006 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 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1957 of 29 October 2015 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (see page 149 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."
}