{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1966/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/1966",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1966/2005 of 1 December 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2061/89 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1966",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1966/2005\nof 1 December 2005\namending Regulation (EEC) No 2061/89 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and in particular Article 9 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.\n(2)\nRegulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.\n(3)\nCommission Regulation (EEC) No 2061/89 of 7 July 1989 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature classified product 5 set out in the Annex as a food supplement without taking account of its specific therapeutic and prophylactic properties in the treatment of vitamin C deficiency. Consequently, it is necessary to amend the classification of this product which should be considered as a medicament.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1719/2005 (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 196, 12.7.1989, p. 5. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 936/1999 (OJ L 117, 5.5.1999, p. 9)."
    }
  ],
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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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