{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1992",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1992 of 11 November 2016 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2416 recognising certain areas of the United States of America as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (notified under document C(2016) 7151)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1992\nof 11 November 2016\namending Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2416 recognising certain areas of the United States of America as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire\n(notified under document C(2016) 7151)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, and in particular points 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 of Section I of Part A of Annex IV thereto,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2416 recognised certain areas of the United States of America as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire.\n(2)\nRecent information submitted by the United States of America shows that certain areas of their territories currently recognised as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire are now no longer free from that harmful organism.\n(3)\nMoreover the United States of America has submitted information indicating that the Chester county in Tennessee is free from that harmful organism.\n(4)\nIn view of that information, the respective list of areas recognised as being free from that harmful organism should be amended.\n(5)\nImplementing Decision (EU) 2015/2416 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2416 of 17 December 2015 recognising certain areas of the United States of America as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 128)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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