{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-61/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-61/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1993/61",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 93/61/EEC of 2 July 1993 setting out the schedules indicating the conditions to be met by vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed pursuant to Council Directive 92/33/EEC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-61",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Directive 93/61/EEC\nof 2 July 1993\nsetting out the schedules indicating the conditions to be met by vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed pursuant to Council Directive 92/33/EEC\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 92/33/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, and in particular Article 4 thereof,\nWhereas, in applying the provisions of this Directive, it is appropriate to take into account the production cycles of the various materials;\nWhereas, the conditions laid down in this Directive may be regarded as the minimum standard acceptable at this stage, regard being had to the current production conditions in the Community; whereas they will progressively be developed and refined in order ultimately to achieve high standards of quality;\nWhereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1993/61/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."
}