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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1984-1262/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1984/1262",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84 of 10 April 1984 concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1984-1262",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84\nof 10 April 1984\nconcerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,\nWhereas the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, concluded at Geneva on 21 October 1982, introduces provisions intended to facilitate the international movement of goods, to contribute to the progressive abolition of barriers to trade and to promote the development of world trade, thus attaining objectives consistent with those of the commercial policy of the European Economic Community;\nWhereas the Convention allows inter alia the Community on the one hand to apply its own legislation to checks carried out at its own internal frontiers and, on the other hand, as regards questions within its competence, to exercise on its own behalf the rights and to fulfil the responsibilities which the said Convention confers on its Member States which are Contracting Parties thereto;\nWhereas the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods should therefore be approved on behalf of the Community,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 46, 20. 2. 1984, p. 113."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 35, 9.2. 1984, p. 3."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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