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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-462/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/462",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 16 June 2008 releasing Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directive 66/401/EEC in respect of Galega orientalis Lam. (notified under document number C(2008) 2664) (Only the Bulgarian, Slovakian and English texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/462/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 16 June 2008\nreleasing Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directive 66/401/EEC in respect of Galega orientalis Lam.\n(notified under document number C(2008) 2664)\n(Only the Bulgarian, Slovakian and English texts are authentic)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2008/462/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed, and in particular Article 23a thereof,\nHaving regard to the requests submitted by Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nUnder Directive 66/401/EEC the Commission may, subject to certain conditions, release a Member State from obligations for the marketing of fodder plant seed set out in that Directive.\n(2)\nBulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom have applied for release from their obligations in respect of Galega orientalis Lam.\n(3)\nThe seed of that species is not normally reproduced or marketed in Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. In addition, the growing of Galega orientalis Lam. is of minimum economic importance in the abovementioned countries.\n(4)\nAs long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member States should be released from the obligation to apply the provision of Directive 66/401/EEC to the material in question.\n(5)\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 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/72/EC (OJ L 329, 14.12.2007, p. 37)."
    }
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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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