{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1400/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/1400",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2004 of 30 July 2004 fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 31 August 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1400",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2004\nof 30 July 2004\nfixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 31 August 2004\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector, and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.\n(2)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry provides that these refunds shall be determined according to the refund fixed for white sugar.\n(3)\nArticle 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 63."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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