{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-40/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2007/40",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2007/40/EC of 28 June 2007 amending Directive 2001/32/EC recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-40",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Directive 2007/40/EC\nof 28 June 2007\namending Directive 2001/32/EC recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) thereof,\nHaving regard to the requests made by the Czech Republic, Denmark, France and Italy,\nAfter consulting the Member States concerned,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy Commission Directive 2001/32/EC, certain Member States or certain areas in Member States were recognised as protected zones in respect of certain harmful organisms.\n(2)\nDenmark was recognised as a protected zone with respect to Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr. Following the results of the relevant surveys carried out in Denmark, Denmark has submitted information showing that an adequate phytosanitary protection of Denmark against Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr does not require maintaining the status of Denmark as a protected zone against that organism and requested its protected zone status against Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr be withdrawn. Denmark should therefore no longer be recognised as a protected zone in respect of that harmful organism.\n(3)\nFrom information supplied by the Czech Republic, France and Italy, the Czech Republic, the regions of Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine and Alsace in France and the region of Basilicata in Italy should be recognised as protected zones in respect of Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO, because this pathogen is not present there.\n(4)\nDirective 2001/32/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/35/EC (OJ L 88, 25.3.2006, p. 9)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 127, 9.5.2001, p. 38. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/36/EC (OJ L 88, 25.3.2006, p. 13)."
    }
  ],
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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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