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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1980-680/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1980/680",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 680/80 of 18 March 1980 concerning the conclusion of Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters rectifying certain duty-free quotas opened by the United Kingdom in accordance with Protocol 1 to the respective Free Trade Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1980-680",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 680/80\nof 18 March 1980\nconcerning the conclusion of Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters rectifying certain duty-free quotas opened by the United Kingdom in accordance with Protocol 1 to the respective Free Trade Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the Commission,\nWhereas the Free Trade Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland, the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden, were signed in Brussels on 5 October 1973, 14 May 1973 and 22 July 1972 respectively;\nWhereas certain duty-free quotas opened by the United Kingdom in accordance with Protocol 1 to the aforementioned Free Trade Agreements should be rectified and the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters negotiated to this effect approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 328, 28. 11. 1973, p. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 171, 27. 6. 1973, p. 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 300, 31. 12. 1972, p. 97."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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