{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-180/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/180",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2005 of 2 February 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-180",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2005\nof 2 February 2005\namending Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 initially laid down that, in contracts concluded between producer organisations and processors, the payment deadline could not exceed two months from the end of the month of delivery of each consignment in the case of tomatoes, peaches and pears.\n(2)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 444/2004 extended the above provision to all products processed from fruit and vegetables.\n(3)\nExperience shows that the requirement should be limited to contracts for tomatoes, peaches, pears or dried figs.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 218, 30.8.2003, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2169/2004 (OJ L 371, 18.12.2004, p. 18)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 72, 11.3.2004, p. 54."
    }
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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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