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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-207/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/207",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 6 March 2006 on trade in substances that deplete the ozone layer with the separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Notified under document number C(2006) 424) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/207/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 6 March 2006\non trade in substances that deplete the ozone layer with the separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu\n(Notified under document number C(2006) 424)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2006/207/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer, and in particular Article 14(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is an important trading partner to the Community and trade and investment between that territory and the Community should be encouraged.\n(2)\nThe separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is neither a Party to the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer nor to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. The separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is, however, in full compliance with the Montreal Protocol and has submitted data to that effect, as specified in Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, to the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Programme.\n(3)\nArticles 8, 9 and 11(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 should therefore not apply in respect of the separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 29/2006 (OJ L 6, 11.1.2006, p. 27)."
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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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