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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1992-540/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1992/540",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 540/92 of 3 March 1992 modifying Commission Regulation (EEC) No 650/91 on applications for assistance in the form of operational programmes from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) in respect of investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for fishery and aquaculture products",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1992-540",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 540/92\nof 3 March 1992\nmodifying Commission Regulation (EEC) No 650/91 on applications for assistance in the form of operational programmes from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) in respect of investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for fishery and aquaculture products\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4042/89 of 19 December 1989 on the improvement of the conditions under which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed, and in particular Article 8 (3) thereof,\nWhereas after consultation with the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,\nWhereas Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs and Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products, establish a harmonization of requirements for health conditions in respect to production, marketing and processing of the said products;\nWhereas in the case where financial assistance is requested from the Community, only requests in respect of projects complying with the requirements of these Directives can be accepted;\nWhereas only establishments, auction and wholesale markets, dispatch and purification centres which conform to the requirements of the said directives can carry out their activity;\nWhereas the Member States can consent to establishments, auction and wholesale markets, dispatch and purification centres already operating at 31 December 1991, an additional time limit in order to meet the requirements of the Directives;\nWhereas the investments included in the operational programmes submitted for Community financial assistance must be selected by the competent authority in the Member State;\nWhereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 650/91 provides the information and documentation which must be included in the request for assistance in the form of an operational programme,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 388, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 72, 19. 3. 1991, p. 20."
    }
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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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