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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-608/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/608",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 19 August 2004 amending Commission Decision 2001/881/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries (notified under document number C(2004) 3127) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/608/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 19 August 2004\namending Commission Decision 2001/881/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries\n(notified under document number C(2004) 3127)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2004/608/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC, and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2001/881/EC of 7 December 2001 drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries and updating the detailed rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the experts of the Commission should be updated to take account in particular of developments in certain Member States and of Community inspections.\n(2)\nAt the request of the Slovenian authorities, and following a Community inspection, additional border inspection posts at Jelsane Road, Brnik Airport, and Dobova Rail Station should be added to the list.\n(3)\nAt the request of the Maltese authorities, and following a Community inspection, an additional border inspection post at Marsaxxlok Freeport should be added to the list.\n(4)\nAt the request of the Estonian authorities, and following a Community inspection, additional border inspection posts at Muuga Port, and Narva Road, should be added to the list.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by 2003 Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/517/EC (OJ L 221, 21.6.2004, p. 18)."
    }
  ],
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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."
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