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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-856/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/856",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 6 November 2008 amending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada and the United States (notified under document number C(2008) 6473) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/856/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-856",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 6 November 2008\namending Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the approved porcine semen collection centres of Canada and the United States\n(notified under document number C(2008) 6473)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2008/856/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2002/613/EC of 19 July 2002 laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species establishes a list of third countries from which Member States are to authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species and a list of semen collection centres in those third countries approved for export of such semen to the Community.\n(2)\nCanada and the United States have requested that certain amendments be made to the list of semen collection centres approved under Decision 2002/613/EC as regards the entries for those countries.\n(3)\nDecision 2002/613/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\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. 62."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 45."
    }
  ],
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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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