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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-596/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2019/596",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/596 of 11 April 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-596",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/596\nof 11 April 2019\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2465/96, and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.\n(2)\nOn 8 April 2019, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove thirteen entries from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.\n(3)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 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 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6."
    }
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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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