# Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1778 of 24 October 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea, Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1778
of 24 October 2019
amending Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea,
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 gives effect to several restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/638/CFSP.
(2)
On 24 October 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1790, which amended Decision 2010/638/CFSP by introducing an article on the processing of personal data by the Council and the High Representative.
(3)
For the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009, and in order to ensure maximum legal certainty within the Union, the names of and other relevant data concerning natural and legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources are frozen in accordance with that Regulation should be made public. Any processing of personal data must comply with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(4)
Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1778/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1778/introduction
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