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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-968/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/968",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 12 December 2008 authorising the placing on the market of arachidonic acid-rich oil from Mortierella alpina as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 8080) (Only the English text is authentic) (2008/968/EC)",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Fungal oil from Mortierella alpina as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient to be used in infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2006/141/EC and in formulae for premature infants.\nThe addition of fungal oil from Mortierella alpina to infant formulae and follow-on formulae shall be limited by its content of arachidonic acid according to the rules specified in Annex I, 5.7 and in Annex II, 4.7 to Directive 2006/141/EC. Its use in formulae for premature infants shall be in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27."
    }
  ],
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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."
}