{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-620/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/620",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2006 of 20 April 2006 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 June to 31 August 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-620",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2006\nof 20 April 2006\non the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 June to 31 August 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 1870/2005 of 16 November 2005 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries, and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditonal importers and by new importers between 3 and 7 April 2006, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and all third countries other than China and Argentina.\n(2)\nIt is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission by 18 April 2006 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates should 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 300, 17.11.2005, p. 19."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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