{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-871/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/871",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 6 December 2005 releasing Denmark and Slovenia from certain obligations for marketing of forest reproductive material under Council Directive 1999/105/EC (notified under document number C(2005) 4727) (Only the Danish and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2005/871/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-871",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 6 December 2005\nreleasing Denmark and Slovenia from certain obligations for marketing of forest reproductive material under Council Directive 1999/105/EC\n(notified under document number C(2005) 4727)\n(Only the Danish and Slovenian texts are authentic)\n(2005/871/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material, and in particular Article 20 thereof,\nHaving regard to the requests submitted by Denmark and Slovenia,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nUnder Directive 1999/105/EC the Commission may, subject to certain conditions, release a Member State from obligations for the marketing of forest reproductive material set out in that Directive.\n(2)\nDenmark and Slovenia have applied for release from their obligations in respect of certain tree species.\n(3)\nSince forest reproductive material of those species is not normally reproduced or marketed there and the growing of forest trees of those species is of minimal economic importance to them, Denmark and Slovenia should be released from the obligations to under Directive 1999/105/EC in respect of the species and forest reproductive material in question.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17."
    }
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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."
}