{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1474/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/1474",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/2004 of 18 August 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1474",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/2004\nof 18 August 2004\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, and in particular Article 19 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nGermany has designated two authorities as Community authority and has informed the Commission thereof. The Commission concluded that sufficient evidence was provided that these authorities can reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.\n(2)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 1459/2004 (OJ L 269, 17.8.2004, p. 26)."
    }
  ],
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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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