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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-171/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/171",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 171/2005 of 31 January 2005 amending and suspending the application of Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-171",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 171/2005\nof 31 January 2005\namending and suspending the application of Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 7 May 2003, the Community was authorised by the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to impose countermeasures up to a level of USD 4,043 million in the form of additional 100 % ad valorem duties on certain products originating in the United States of America. Consequently, on 8 December 2003 the Community adopted Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America.\n(2)\nIt is considered that, following the adoption of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the application of additional duties should be suspended and only take effect again on 1 January 2006 or 60 days after the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO confirms, whichever date is later, the incompatibility of certain aspects of the abovementioned Act with WTO law,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 328, 17.12.2003, p. 3."
    }
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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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