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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-411/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/411",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 June 2006 amending Decision 2006/346/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany (notified under document number C(2006) 2323) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/411/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 14 June 2006\namending Decision 2006/346/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany\n(notified under document number C(2006) 2323)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2006/411/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nFollowing outbreaks of classical swine fever in Germany, protection and surveillance zones were immediately established around outbreak sites in Germany in accordance with Article 9(1) of Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever.\n(2)\nIn addition, Commission Decision 2006/346/EC of 15 May 2006 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 2006/274/EC was adopted in order to maintain and extend the measures taken by Germany pursuant to Directive 2001/89/EC.\n(3)\nBased on the recent information provided by Germany, it is appropriate to amend those protection measures relating to classical swine fever in that Member State provided for in that Decision, in particular as regards the parts of North Rhine-Westphalia where those measures apply.\n(4)\nIt is also appropriate to provide for derogations for the movements of pigs from certain holdings which have received live pigs in those parts of North Rhine-Westphalia concerned by classical swine fever.\n(5)\nIt is necessary to extend the application of Decision 2006/346/EC and at the same time and without prejudice to the restrictions applied in accordance with Directive 2001/89/EC to make provisions to adapt the restricted areas to the actual disease situation.\n(6)\nDecision 2006/346/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(7)\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 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 128, 16.5.2006, p. 10. Decision amended by Decision 2006/391/EC (OJ L 150, 3.6.2006, p. 24)."
    }
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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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