{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-718/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/718",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2005 of 12 May 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-2005-718",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2005\nof 12 May 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 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Czech Republic has designated a Community authority and has informed the Commission thereof. The Commission concluded that sufficient evidence was provided that this authority can reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.\n(2)\nThe United Kingdom has informed the Commission of new address details for its Community authority.\n(3)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee designated in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2005 of 12 May 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (This text cancels and replaces the text published in Official Journal L 121 of 13 May 2005, p. 64)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/2005 ( OJ L 84, 2.4.2005, p. 8 )."
    }
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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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