{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1391/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1391",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1391/2006 of 21 September 2006 on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the least developed countries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1391",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1391/2006\nof 21 September 2006\non the issue of import licences for rice originating in the least developed countries\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 of 31 July 2002 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of the tariff quotas for rice, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing years 2002/2003 to 2008/2009, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nRegulation (EC) No 1401/2002 opened a tariff quota for a quantity of 5 062 tonnes of husked rice equivalent for the 2006/2007 marketing year.\n(2)\nThe quantities in respect of which applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available. It is therefore necessary to set a reduction percentage applicable to the quantities applied for,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 346, 31.12.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2004 (OJ L 321, 22.10.2004, p. 23)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 203, 1.8.2003, p. 42."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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