{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-869/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-869/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/869",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 869/2004 of 26 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001 laying down control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-869",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 869/2004\nof 26 April 2004\namending Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001 laying down control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (hereinafter referred to as ICCAT) has adopted a number of recommendations and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (hereinafter referred to as IOTC) has adopted a number of resolutions creating control and surveillance obligations, which have been transposed in Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001.\n(2)\nICCAT at its 17th meeting in 2001 and its 13th special meeting in 2002 and IOTC at its 6th and 7th regular meetings in 2001 and 2002 recommended new control measures for certain stocks of highly migratory species. These recommendations and resolutions are binding on the Community and should therefore be implemented.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 1936/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 13 January 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/869/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."
}