{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-522/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-522/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2005/522",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/2005 of 1 April 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-522",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/2005\nof 1 April 2005\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, and in particular Article 19(6) thereof,\nWhereas:\nIn order to improve the functionality of the Community certificate certain technical characteristics laid out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/2004 (OJ L 271, 18.8.2004, p. 29)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/522/introduction",
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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."
}