{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-259/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2007/259",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/2007 of 9 March 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-259",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/2007\nof 9 March 2007\namending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, and in particular the second subparagraph of Articles 63(3) and 64(5) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 63(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, to the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of that Regulation to be exported on the basis of the prices for those products on the world market and within the limits of the Agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, the difference between those prices and the prices in the Community may be covered by an export refund.\n(2)\nExport refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap between Community and third country's exports. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished.\n(3)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wines,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 291, 6.12.1995, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1418/2006 (OJ L 237, 27.9.2006, p. 38)."
    }
  ],
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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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