{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1986-424/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1986-424/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1986/424",
  "legislation_title": "First Commission Directive of 15 July 1986 laying down methods of sampling for chemical analysis of edible caseins and caseinates (86/424/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1986-424",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "First Commission Directive\nof 15 July 1986\nlaying down methods of sampling for chemical analysis of edible caseins and caseinates\n(86/424/EEC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to the Council Directive 83/417/EEC of 25 July 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain lactoproteins (caseins and caseinates) included for human consumption and in particular Article 9 thereof,\nWhereas under Article 9 of Directive 83/417/EEC, caseins and caseinates are required to be sampled according to Community procedures;\nWhereas it is desirable to adopt an initial series of methods of sampling for chemical analysis in request of which studies are completed;\nWhereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 237, 26. 8. 1983, p. 25."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1986/424/introduction",
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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."
}