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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-48/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/48",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 26 January 2012 extending the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC requiring Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate are not placed or made available on the market (notified under document C(2012) 321) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/48/EU)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision\nof 26 January 2012\nextending the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC requiring Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate are not placed or made available on the market\n(notified under document C(2012) 321)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2012/48/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety, and in particular Article 13 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2009/251/EC requires Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate (DMF) are not placed or made available on the market.\n(2)\nDecision 2009/251/EC was adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC, which restricts the validity of the Decision to a period not exceeding 1 year, but allows it to be confirmed for additional periods none of which shall exceed 1 year.\n(3)\nThe validity of Decision 2009/251/EC was extended by Commission Decisions 2010/153/EU and 2011/135/EU for additional periods of 1 year each. A permanent restriction on DMF in articles is currently being considered to be incorporated in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council. As that measure will address the same concerns as Decision 2009/251/EC, for legal certainty, Decision 2009/251/EC should apply until the permanent restriction under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 enters into force.\n(4)\nIn the light of the experience acquired so far and the absence of a permanent measure addressing consumer products containing DMF, it is necessary to extend the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC for a further 12 months.\n(5)\nDecision 2009/251/EC should be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15 of Directive 2001/95/EC,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 74, 20.3.2009, p. 32."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 63, 12.3.2010, p. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 57, 2.3.2011, p. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1."
    }
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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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