{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1248/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/1248",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2004 of 7 July 2004 laying down transitional measures for certain import and export licences for trade in agricultural products between the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1248",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2004\nof 7 July 2004\nlaying down transitional measures for certain import and export licences for trade in agricultural products between the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 41 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nUntil 30 April 2004, trade in agricultural products between the Community and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia was subject to the presentation of an import or export licence. As of 1 May 2004, these licences can no longer be used for such trade.\n(2)\nCertain licences that are still valid after 30 April 2004 have not been used at all or have been used only partially. Commitments entered into in connection with these licences must be fulfilled, failing which the security lodged would be forfeited. Given that such commitments are no longer applicable, they should be cancelled and the securities lodged should be released.\n(3)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1248/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."
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