{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1988-3915/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1988-3915/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1988/3915",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3915/88 of 15 December 1988 laying down provisions for the implementation of Article 63c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1988-3915",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3915/88\nof 15 December 1988\nlaying down provisions for the implementation of Article 63c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 of 28 March 1983 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1315/88, and in particular Article 143 thereof,\nWhereas Article 63c of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 provides for relief from import duties for consignments containing samples of reference substances approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) which are intended for use in the quality control of materials used in the manufacture of medicinal products; whereas such consignments are addressed to consignees authorized by the competent national authorities to benefit from such relief;\nWhereas the requisite conditions for the correct implementation of that provision should be laid down; whereas those conditions must be established in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 143 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83;\nWhereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Duty Free Arrangements,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 105, 23. 4. 1983, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 123, 17. 5. 1988, p. 2."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1988/3915/introduction",
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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."
}