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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2275/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/2275",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 of 30 December 2004 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain from third countries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-2275",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004\nof 30 December 2004\nopening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain from third countries\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals, and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of sorghum into Spain.\n(2)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal, lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitations to tender.\n(3)\nIn view of the current market demand in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on sorghum is appropriate.\n(4)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 provides in particular for a 60 % reduction in the duty applicable to imports of 100 000 tonnes of sorghum per calendar year, and a 50 % reduction over this quota. Cumulation of this benefit and the benefit resulting from the invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty would disturb the Spanish cereals market. Such cumulation must therefore be ruled out.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5."
    }
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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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