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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-615/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/615",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/615 of 20 April 2015 implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-615",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/615\nof 20 April 2015\nimplementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, and in particular Article 11a(5) and 11a(6) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 12 April 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.\n(2)\nThe Council carried out a review of the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in accordance with Article 11a(6) of that Regulation.\n(3)\nThe Council has determined that the restrictive measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 with regard to the persons listed in Annex IA should be maintained for five of the listed persons.\n(4)\nThe General Court of the European Union, by its judgment on 14 January 2015 in Case T-406/13, annulled Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 479/2014 implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in so far as it concerned Mr Marcel Gossio. Following that annulment, the entry concerning Marcel Gossio should also be removed from Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.\n(5)\nOn 26 February 2015, the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire removed one person from the list of persons subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 12 of that Resolution. The entry for that person should be deleted from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.\n(6)\nIn addition, the Sanctions Committee updated other entries for the persons subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 12 of UN Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004)\n(7)\nThe list of persons subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annexes I and IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Judgment of 14 January 2015 in Case T-406/13, Gossio v Council."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 479/2014 of 12 May 2014 implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire (OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 3)."
    }
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