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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-335/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/335",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 25 April 2005 amending Decision 2001/657/EC extending the derogation to include fillets of salt cod and whole salt cod (notified under document number C(2005) 1256) (2005/335/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-335",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 25 April 2005\namending Decision 2001/657/EC extending the derogation to include fillets of salt cod and whole salt cod\n(notified under document number C(2005) 1256)\n(2005/335/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (Overseas Association Decision), and in particular Article 37(9)(c) of Annex III thereto,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy way of Decision 2001/657/EC, a derogation was granted to Saint Pierre and Miquelon from the definition of the concept of originating products to take account of its special situation with regard to frozen fillets of cod, redfish, plaice and halibut of CN code 0304 20.\n(2)\nOn 20 January 2005, the French Government has requested an amendment to Decision 2001/657/EC in order to obtain an extension of the scope of the derogation granted in respect of frozen fillets of cod of CN code ex 0304 20, to fillets of salt cod of CN code ex 0305 30 and whole salt cod of CN code 0305 62.\n(3)\nThe French Government has based its request on a readjustment in the sales strategy of a local industry towards European markets.\n(4)\nThe requested derogation is justified under the terms of the provisions concerned in paragraph 1 of Article 37 of Annex III to the Council Decision 2001/822/EC as it is vital to preserving a seafood-processing industry and the associated jobs.\n(5)\nThe requested amendment would not alter the global annual quantity granted for cod, nor would it alter the duration of the derogation and would consequently not cause serious injury to an established Community industry.\n(6)\nTherefore, the Decision 2001/657/EC should be amended accordingly.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 231, 29.8.2001, p. 13."
    }
  ],
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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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