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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ec-competition-law-articles-88-and-89-enforcement-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2199",
  "legislation_title": "The EC Competition Law (Articles 88 and 89) Enforcement Regulations 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES\nMade 23rd August 1996\nLaid before Parliament 27th August 1996\nComing into force 28th August 1996\nThe Secretary of State, being the Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the procedure for, nature of and enforcement of decisions concerning competition between undertakings, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/1912."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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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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