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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-2/article-15",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1999/2",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-2",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Member States shall bring into force their laws, regulations and administrative provisions to comply with this Directive in such a way as to:\npermit the marketing and use of irradiated foodstuffs by 20 September 2000,\nprohibit the marketing and use of irradiated foodstuffs not complying with this Directive by 20 March 2001.\nThey shall inform the Commission thereof.\nWhen Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/2/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:05.640263+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."
}