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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-898/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/898",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 23 December 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain (notified under document number C(2004) 5212) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/898/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 23 December 2004\namending Decision 2003/828/EC as regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain\n(notified under document number C(2004) 5212)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2004/898/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue, and in particular Articles 8(2)(d) and 9(1)(c) and Article 12 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2004/762/EC has amended Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue by establishing a restricted zone (zone F) corresponding to the bluetongue situation prevailing in Spain.\n(2)\nNew epidemiological, ecological and geographical data allow to exclude certain Spanish regions from this restricted zone.\n(3)\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 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 337, 13.11.2004, p. 70."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 41."
    }
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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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