{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-219/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/219",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/219 of 17 February 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-219",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/219\nof 17 February 2020\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe, and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex II of Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP identifies the natural and legal persons to whom restrictions are to apply as provided for in Article 5 of that Decision.\n(2)\nRegulation (EC) No 314/2004 gives effect to that Decision to the extent that action at Union level is required. In particular, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.\n(3)\nOn 17 February 2020, the Council decided to remove the entry for one deceased person from Annex II to Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP.\n(4)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 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 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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