{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1993-1662/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1993/1662",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1662/93 of 29 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the conditions for the application of protective measures in the banana sector",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1993-1662",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1662/93\nof 29 June 1993\nlaying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the conditions for the application of protective measures in the banana sector\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas, and in particular Article 23 thereof,\nWhereas Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 provides for the possibility of taking appropriate measures if, by reason of imports or exports, the Community market in one or more of the products listed in Article 1 experiences, or is threatened with, serious disturbances likely to endanger the objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty; whereas the said measures relate to trade with third countries and their application will end when the disturbance or threat of disturbance has ceased;\nWhereas the principal criteria for assessing whether the Community market is seriously disturbed or is in danger of being disturbed should be identified;\nWhereas the Community market situation needs to be assessed by reference not only to those factors proper to the market itself, but also to any factors relating to trends in trade;\nWhereas the type of measures which may be adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 should be defined; whereas the measures must be of such a kind as to remedy the disturbances or threats of disturbance resulting from trade with third countries; whereas the measures to be taken must suit the circumstances so as to avoid effects other than those intended; whereas the planned measures are therefore non-restrictive; whereas the option should be left open of introducing other measures having comparable or even less-restrictive effects so that they can be adjusted to the nature and seriousness of the disturbance or threat of disturbance on the Community market;\nWhereas the Management Committee for Bananas failed to deliver an opinion within the time allowed by its Chairman,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "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."
}