{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-421/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-421/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2005/421",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 421/2005 of 14 March 2005 on the issue of licences for the import of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) in the period from 11 April 2005 to 10 April 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-421",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 421/2005\nof 14 March 2005\non the issue of licences for the import of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) in the period from 11 April 2005 to 10 April 2006\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) 3420/83,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/2004 of 7 April 2004 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 658/2004 exceed the quantities available for products originating in the People’s Republic of China.\n(2)\nIt is now necessary to fix, for each category of importer, the proportion of the quantity for which application is made which may be imported under licence,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2200/2004 (OJ L 374, 22.12.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 (OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 67."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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