{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1582/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1582",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1582/2006 of 24 October 2006 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90, as regards the derogation on egg washing",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1582",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1582/2006\nof 24 October 2006\namending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90, as regards the derogation on egg washing\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs, and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 6(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing standards for eggs lays down the criteria for the derogation enabling packing centres to continue to wash eggs until 31 December 2006. A derogation has been granted to nine packing centres in Sweden and one in the Netherlands.\n(2)\nRegulation (EEC) No 1907/90 has been repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 of 19 June 2006 on marketing standards for eggs with effect from 1 July 2007. Accordingly, the transitional period for egg washing should be extended until that date.\n(3)\nRegulation (EEC) No 1907/90 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 173, 6.7.1990, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1039/2005 (OJ L 172, 5.7.2005, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 186, 7.7.2006, p. 1."
    }
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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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