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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/491",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2020/491 of 3 April 2020 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation granted for goods needed to combat the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak during 2020 (notified under document C(2020) 2146)",
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  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Member States shall communicate by 31 August 2021 at the latest the following information to the Commission:\n(a) a list of organisations approved by the competent authorities in the Member States as referred to in point (c) of Article 1(1);\n(b) information regarding the nature and quantities of the various goods admitted free of import duties and VAT pursuant to Article 1;\n(c) measures taken to ensure compliance with Articles 78, 79 and 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 and with Articles 55, 56 and 57 of Directive 2009/132/EC with regard to the goods falling under the scope of this Decision.\nThe United Kingdom shall communicate the information referred to in the first paragraph to the Commission by 30 April 2021 at the latest.",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1573 of 28 October 2020 amending Decision (EU) 2020/491 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation granted for goods needed to combat the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak during 2020 (notified under document C(2020) 7511)."
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      "text": "Inserted by Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1573 of 28 October 2020 amending Decision (EU) 2020/491 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation granted for goods needed to combat the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak during 2020 (notified under document C(2020) 7511)."
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      "affecting_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1101 of 23 July 2020 amending Decision (EU) 2020/491 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation granted for goods needed to combat the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak during 2020 (notified under document number C(2020) 4936)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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