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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-persistent-organic-pollutants-amendment-regulations-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2024/9780348264005",
  "legislation_title": "The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-persistent-organic-pollutants-amendment-regulations-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nEnvironmental Protection\nMade\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 7(6), 15(1), 15(2), and 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (“the POPs Regulation”).\nThe Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations, in accordance with Article 2A of the POPs Regulation.\nIn accordance with Article 7(6) of the POPs Regulation, the Secretary of State has taken into consideration any relevant technical developments or international guidelines or decisions and any relevant authorisations granted by the competent authority.\nIn accordance with Article 18(4) of the POPs Regulation, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "EUR 2019/1021, amended by EUR 2020/784, EUR 2020/1204, S.I. 2020/1358, S.I. 2022/1293, S.I. 2023/729, and S.I. 2023/1217; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    }
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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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