{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-487/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/487",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/487 of 17 March 2017 amending Decision 2005/51/EC as regards the period during which soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants may be introduced into the Union for decontamination purposes (notified under document C(2017) 1693)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-487",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/487\nof 17 March 2017\namending Decision 2005/51/EC as regards the period during which soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants may be introduced into the Union for decontamination purposes\n(notified under document C(2017) 1693)\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 the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 15(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, in conjunction with point 14 of Part A of Annex III to that Directive, the introduction into the Union of soil originating in certain third countries is prohibited.\n(2)\nBy Commission Decision 2005/51/EC Member States were temporarily authorised to provide for a derogation from those provisions, subject to specific conditions, in respect of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants, when imported for decontamination purposes and destined for treatment in dedicated hazardous waste incinerators.\n(3)\nSome Member States have requested an extension of the authorisation to provide for that derogation. From the information submitted by Member States pursuant to Decision 2005/51/EC, it appears that, when making use of that derogation, the specific conditions laid down in that Decision are sufficient to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into the Union and have been complied with. Consequently, there is no phytosanitary risk from the activity covered by Decision 2005/51/EC.\n(4)\nIt is therefore appropriate to extend the derogation until 31 December 2019.\n(5)\nDecision 2005/51/EC 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 Decision 2005/51/EC of 21 January 2005 authorising Member States temporarily to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of the importation of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants for decontamination purposes (OJ L 21, 25.1.2005, p. 21)."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}