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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1978-528/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1978/528",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 6 June 1978 accepting on behalf of the Community three Annexes to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures (78/528/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1978-528",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 6 June 1978\naccepting on behalf of the Community three Annexes to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures\n(78/528/EEC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the Commission,\nWhereas, by Decision 75/199/EEC, the Community concluded the International Convention on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures and accepted the Annex thereto concerning customs warehouses;\nWhereas the Annexes to the said Convention concerning customs formalities prior to the lodgement of the goods declaration, the temporary storage of goods and free zones can be accepted by the Community;\nWhereas it is nevertheless advisable to make the acceptance of these Annexes subject to certain reservations in order to take account of the special requirements of the customs union,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 100, 21. 4. 1975, p. 1."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1978/528/introduction",
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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."
}