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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/991",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 991/2006 of 30 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 991/2006\nof 30 June 2006\namending Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 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\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, and in particular Articles 31(2) and 34(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People’s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, approved by Council Decision 2006/398/EC, provides, for China, for an increasing by 20 500 tons of the tariff quota of garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00.\n(2)\nThat increase should be reflected in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005.\n(3)\nExperience has shown that certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 concerning the reference quantity, definitions of importers, import licence applications and information supplied by the Commission should be improved for the sake of clarity.\n(4)\nRegulation (EC) No 1870/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,\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 154, 8.6.2006, p. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 154, 8.6.2006, p. 22."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 300, 17.11.2005, p. 19."
    }
  ],
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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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