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<p>All decisions to designate and lift EU listings are made by the EU Council. The
underlying evidence to support a designation or propose a delisting is made available
to the Council and held on file.</p><p>The Council decides collectively on the sharing
of information externally. Member States are bound by a duty of professional secrecy
with respect to Council documents unless they have been made publicly available, as
set out in the Council's Rules of Procedure. In this case, they have not been made
public.</p><p>Professional secrecy maintains non-disclosure of the identity of the
proposing Member State and limits the scope for third countries to play divide and
rule with the EU's sanctions policy.</p>
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