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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1040/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1040/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1040",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1040 of 24 June 2016 on granting a derogation requested by Italian Republic with regard to the Regions of Lombardia and Piemonte pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (notified under document C(2016) 3820) (Only the Italian text is authentic)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1040",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Annual application and commitment",
  "text": "1. Farmers who want to benefit from a derogation under this Decision shall submit an application for derogation to the competent authorities annually by 15 February. For the year 2016, the annual application shall be submitted by 30 June 2016.\n2. Together with the annual application referred to in paragraph 1 farmers shall undertake in writing to fulfil the conditions provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1040/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:55.741828+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}