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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-1339/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2001/1339",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 of 28 June 2001 extending the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-1339",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001\nof 28 June 2001\nextending the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn adopting Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001, the Council provided that Articles 1 to 11 thereof will have effect in those Member States which have adopted the euro as their single currency.\n(2)\nHowever, it is important that the euro should enjoy the same level of protection in those Member States which have not adopted it and the necessary provisions should be taken to that end,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 337 E, 28.11.2000, p. 264."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 3 May 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See page 6 of this Official Journal."
    }
  ],
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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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