{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-807/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2007/807",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 807/2007 of 10 July 2007 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-807",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 807/2007\nof 10 July 2007\namending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs\nTHE COMMISION 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 the second indent of Article 13 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe authorisation to use metaldehyde in organic farming provided for in part B of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 expired on 31 March 2006.\n(2)\nSeveral Member States have indicated that organic farmers on their territory do not have any viable alternative to the use of metaldehyde for controlling molluscs in certain arable crops.\n(3)\nIt is therefore considered necessary to reintroduce for a limited period of time the authorisation to use metaldehyde, while awaiting the results of research for new methods to control molluscs and an increased availability of alternative substances.\n(4)\nAnnex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/2007 (OJ L 98, 13.4.2007, p. 3)."
    }
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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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