{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2007/992",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 992/2007 of 27 August 2007 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 992/2007\nof 27 August 2007\nopening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community\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 Article 33 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms, lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.\n(2)\nA tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.\n(3)\nSince 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agri-monetary arrangements for the euro, the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,\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 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 897/2007 (OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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