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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-891/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/891",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 26 November 2008 amending Decision 2003/61/EC authorising certain Member States to provide for temporary derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of seed potatoes originating in certain provinces of Canada (notified under document number C(2008) 7317) (Only the Greek, Spanish, Italian, Maltese and Portuguese texts are authentic) (2008/891/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 26 November 2008\namending Decision 2003/61/EC authorising certain Member States to provide for temporary derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of seed potatoes originating in certain provinces of Canada\n(notified under document number C(2008) 7317)\n(Only the Greek, Spanish, Italian, Maltese and Portuguese texts are authentic)\n(2008/891/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, seed potatoes originating in Canada may not be introduced into the Community. However, that Directive permits derogations from that rule, provided there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms.\n(2)\nCommission Decision 2003/61/EC, provides for a derogation for the importation of seed potatoes originating in certain provinces of Canada into Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal subject to specific conditions.\n(3)\nPortugal has asked for an extension of that derogation.\n(4)\nThe situation justifying that derogation remains unchanged and the derogations should therefore continue to apply.\n(5)\nDecision 2003/61/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 Plant Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 31."
    }
  ],
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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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