{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-586/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/586",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 30 September 2010 on the duty-free importation of goods intended to be distributed or made available free of charge to victims of the floods which occurred in May 2010 in Poland (notified under document C(2010) 6624) (Only the Polish text is authentic) (2010/586/EU)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 30 September 2010\non the duty-free importation of goods intended to be distributed or made available free of charge to victims of the floods which occurred in May 2010 in Poland\n(notified under document C(2010) 6624)\n(Only the Polish text is authentic)\n(2010/586/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 of 16 November 2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty, and in particular Article 76 thereof,\nHaving regard to the request, made by the Government of Poland dated 2 June 2010, seeking the duty-free importation of goods intended to be made available free of charge to victims of the floods which occurred in May 2010 in Poland,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nA flood constitutes a disaster within the meaning of Title XVII C of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009; whereas there is consequently reason to authorise the duty-free importation of goods which satisfy the requirements of Articles 74 to 80 of the abovementioned Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009.\n(2)\nIn order that the Commission may be suitably informed of the use made of the goods admitted duty-free, the Government of Poland must communicate the measures taken to prevent such goods imported duty-free from being employed otherwise than for the use laid down.\n(3)\nThe Commission should also be informed of the extent and the nature of the importations made.\n(4)\nOther Member States have been consulted as laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 23."
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