{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-61/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/61",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 61/2006 of 13 January 2006 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-61",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 61/2006\nof 13 January 2006\non the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2006\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries, and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers on 9 and 10 January 2006, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and in all third countries other than China or Argentina.\n(2)\nThe quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by new importers on 9 and 10 January 2006, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in Argentina.\n(3)\nIt is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 12 January 2006 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 537/2004 (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 9)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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