{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-488/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/488",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2017/488 of 21 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-488",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) 2017/488\nof 21 March 2017\namending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya\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 the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 18 January 2016 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/44, which for the sake of clarity consolidated Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011.\n(2)\nArticle 16 of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 conferred powers on the Council to amend Annex VI of that Regulation following a decision by the United Nations Security Council or Sanctions Committee. However, no such conferral was included in Regulation (EU) 2016/44.\n(3)\nRegulation (EU) 2016/44 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": "Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "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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