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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-890/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/890",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/890 of 8 June 2015 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) of the EEA Agreement (Novel foods)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-890",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/890\nof 8 June 2015\non the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) of the EEA Agreement (Novel foods)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex II to the EEA Agreement.\n(3)\nAnnex II to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.\n(4)\nRegulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(5)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(6)\nCommission Recommendation 97/618/EC is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(7)\nArticle 38 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amends Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(8)\nAnnex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(9)\nThe position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,\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 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 of 20 September 2001 laying down detailed rules for making certain information available to the public and for the protection of information submitted pursuant to European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (OJ L 253, 21.9.2001, p. 17)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Commission Recommendation 97/618/EC of 29 July 1997 concerning the scientific aspects and the presentation of information necessary to support applications for the placing on the market of novel foods and novel food ingredients and the preparation of initial assessment reports under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 253, 16.9.1997, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1)."
    }
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