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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-3/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1999/3",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-3",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 22 February 1999\non the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,\nActing in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty, in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 9 December 1998,\nWhereas Article 4(1) and (2) of 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 hereinafter referred to as ‘the framework Directive’ provides for the adoption of a list of foodstuffs which, to the exclusion of all other, may be treated with ionising radiation; whereas this list shall be established in stages;\nWhereas dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings are frequently contaminated and/or infested with organisms and their metabolites which are harmful to public health;\nWhereas such contamination and/or infestation can no longer be treated with fumigants such as ethylene oxide because of the toxic potential of their residues;\nWhereas the use of ionising radiation is an effective means of replacing the said substances;\nWhereas such treatment has been accepted by the Scientific Committee for Food;\nWhereas such treatment is therefore in the interest of public health protection,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 336, 30. 12. 1988, p. 7 and OJ C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 194, 31. 7. 1989, p. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Opinion of the European Parliament of 11 October 1989 (OJ C 291, 20.11.1989, p. 58), Council Common Position of 27 October 1997 (OJ C 389, 22. 12. 1997, p.47) and Decision of the European Parliament of 18 February 1998 (OJ C 80, 16.3.1998, p. 133). Council Decision of 25 January 1999. Decision of the European Parliament of 28 January 1999."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See page 16 of this Official Journal."
    }
  ],
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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."
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