{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1311/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/1311",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1311 of 21 September 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1311",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1311\nof 21 September 2020\namending Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic\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 Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic,\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 10 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 in order to give effect to certain measures provided for in Decision 2013/798/CFSP.\n(2)\nOn 28 July 2020, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2536 (2020). That Resolution extends the exemptions to the arms embargo.\n(3)\nOn 21 September 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/1312, which amends Decision 2013/798/CFSP in accordance with Resolution 2536 (2020).\n(4)\nCertain of these amendments fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement them together with technical adjustments in light of previous UNSC Resolutions, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.\n(5)\nRegulation (EU) No 224/2014 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 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic (OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1312of 21 September 2020 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (see page 3 of this Official Journal)."
    }
  ],
  "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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