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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-540/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1996/540",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 540/96 of 25 March 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 totally or partially suspending the customs duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 and Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Malta and Turkey (1995)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1996-540",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 540/96\nof 25 March 1996\namending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 totally or partially suspending the customs duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 and Chapter 27 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Malta and Turkey (1995)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 totally or partially suspended the customs duties applicable to certain agricultural goods and to certain petroleum products originating in Turkey and Malta; whereas the validity of that Regulation ended on 31 December 1995;\nWhereas existing trade relations should not be interrupted; whereas accordingly it appears appropriate to continue applying the said Regulation;\nWhereas the tariff advantages granted in this context should at least be equivalent to those accorded by the Community to developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences;\nWhereas the Customs Union between the European Community and Turkey took effect as from 31 December 1995; whereas, as a result, it is appropriate to amend the Annexes to the aforementioned Regulation,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 314, 28. 12. 1995, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1996/540/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."
}