{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1909/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/1909",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1909/2005 of 23 November 2005 closing the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1909",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1909/2005\nof 23 November 2005\nclosing the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize 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)\nIn accordance with the Community’s international obligations within the framework of the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations, conditions must be laid down for importing a certain quantity of maize 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 provides for the booking of imports of certain substitute products, referred to in Article 2 thereof, to ensure compliance with the quantities laid down under these quotas.\n(3)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2005 opened an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries.\n(4)\nAs the annual quantity for this quota laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 has been reached, the invitation to tender should be closed and Regulation (EC) No 1808/2005 should be repealed.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",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",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11)."
    },
    {
      "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 1558/2005 (OJ L 249, 24.9.2005, p. 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, 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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