{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-591/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/591",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 591/2006 of 12 April 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-591",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 591/2006\nof 12 April 2006\namending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex III.A to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 sets out the maximum quantity of cheddar cheese originating in Australia to be imported by quota period.\n(2)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 267/2006 of 30 January 2006 concerning the implementation of the Agreements concluded by the EC following negotiations in the framework of Article XXIV.6 to GATT 1994, amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff provides for an additional allocation of 461 tonnes of cheddar originating in Australia under the annual import tariff quota. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the quantity of cheese under quota No 09.4521 referred to in Annex III.A to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nSince the yearly tariff quota concerned opens on 1 January, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2006 and should enter into force as soon as possible.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 316/2006 (OJ L 52, 23.2.2006, p. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, 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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