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  "legislation": "eur/2006/956",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 956/2006 of 28 June 2006 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92, as regards the list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by organic production must originate to be marketed within the Community (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 956/2006\nof 28 June 2006\namending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92, as regards the list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by organic production must originate to be marketed within the Community\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs, and in particular Article 11(1)(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by the organic production method must originate in order to be marketed within the Community, provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the list’), is set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 of 14 January 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.\n(2)\nCertain agricultural products imported from India are currently marketed in the Community pursuant to the derogation provided for in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.\n(3)\nIndia submitted a request to the Commission to be included in the list. It submitted the information required pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92.\n(4)\nThe examination of this information and consequent discussion with the Indian authorities have led to the conclusion that in that country the rules governing production and inspection of agricultural products are equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.\n(5)\nThe Commission has carried out an on-the-spot-check of the rules of production and the inspection measures actually applied in India, as provided for in Article 11(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.\n(6)\nThe duration of inclusion of Costa Rica and New Zealand in the list expires on 30 June 2006. In order to avoid trade disruption, there is a need to prolong the inclusion of these countries in the list for a further period.\n(7)\nAustralia has informed the Commission that one inspection body has changed its name and has corrected the name of another inspection body.\n(8)\nSwitzerland has requested the Commission to amend the terms of its inclusion in the list in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, approved by Decision 2002/309/EC of the Council and of the Commission, and in particular with Annex 9 of that Agreement on organically produced agricultural products and foodstuffs.\n(9)\nSwitzerland has submitted the information required pursuant to Article 2(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92. The examination of the information submitted has led to the conclusion that the requirements are equivalent to those resulting from Community legislation.\n(10)\nNew Zealand has informed the Commission that one inspection body has changed its name.\n(11)\nRegulation (EEC) No 94/92 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(12)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2006 (OJ L 137, 25.5.2006, p. 9)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 746/2004 (OJ L 122, 26.4.2004, p. 10)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1."
    }
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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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