{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-156/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/156",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 18 February 2005 amending Decision 1999/710/EC as regards the inclusion of establishments in Bulgaria in provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of minced meat and meat preparations (notified under document number C(2005) 364) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/156/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-156",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 18 February 2005\namending Decision 1999/710/EC as regards the inclusion of establishments in Bulgaria in provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of minced meat and meat preparations\n(notified under document number C(2005) 364)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2005/156/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs, and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nProvisional lists of establishments in third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of minced meat and meat preparations have been drawn up by Commission Decision 1999/710/EC.\n(2)\nBulgaria has sent a list of establishments producing minced meat and meat preparations for which the competent authority provided satisfactory guarantees that the establishments comply with Community rules.\n(3)\nThose establishments should be included in the lists drawn up by Decision 1999/710/EC.\n(4)\nAs on-the-spot inspections have not yet been carried out, imports from such establishments are not eligible for reduced physical checks pursuant to Article 10 of Council Directive 97/78/EC.\n(5)\nDecision 1999/710/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\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 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17. Decision as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 82. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/381/EC (OJ L 144, 30.4.2004, p. 8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "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)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/156/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."
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