{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-108/article-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-108/article-13.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1989/108",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption (89/108/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-108",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. The measures taken shall:\npermit no later than 18 months after notification of the Directive, trade in products which comply with this Directive,\nprohibit no later than 24 months after notification of the Directive, trade in products which do not comply with this Directive.\n2. As regards retail display cabinets, for a period of eight years following notification of this Directive, Member States may retain the laws applying on the date when this Directive enters into force.\nIn this case, the Member States shall inform the Commission, stating the reasons for their decision.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "This Directive was notified to the Member States on 10 January 1989."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/108/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:30.704431+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."
}