{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-931/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/931",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 December 2006 amending Decision 2006/698/EC as regards an extension of its period of application (notified under document number C(2006) 5783) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/931/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-931",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 14 December 2006\namending Decision 2006/698/EC as regards an extension of its period of application\n(notified under document number C(2006) 5783)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2006/931/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, and in particular Article 53(1)(b) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2006/698/EC of 16 October 2006 on emergency measures applying to fishery products imported from Brazil and intended for human consumption expires on 31 December 2006.\n(2)\nThe Brazilian authorities have recently taken measures concerning the hygiene shortcomings in the handling of fishery products identified by the Community inspectors.\n(3)\nHowever, there is a need for a further Community inspection in Brazil in order to verify the implementation of those measures.\n(4)\nIn order to protect the health of consumers it is necessary to maintain the measures provided by Decision 2006/698/EC until it is confirmed that the measures taken by Brazilian authorities have eliminated the shortcomings revealed.\n(5)\nDecision 2006/698/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 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 287, 18.10.2006, p. 34."
    }
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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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