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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-659/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/659",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/659 of 27 April 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-659",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/659\nof 27 April 2016\namending Council Regulation (EC) 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 of 27 March 2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and in particular Article 13(1)(e) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex V to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 lists persons, entities and bodies who, having been designated by the Council, are covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.\n(2)\nOn 31 March 2016, the Council decided to add one entity to the list of persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, and to delete one entity from that list. The Council also amended the entries for six persons on the list. Annex V should therefore be updated.\n(3)\nIn order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 1."
    }
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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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