{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-179/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/179",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2008 of 28 February 2008 allowing the extension of the duration of private storage contracts in the pigmeat sector",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-179",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2008\nof 28 February 2008\nallowing the extension of the duration of private storage contracts in the pigmeat sector\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat, and in particular Articles 4(6) and 5(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1267/2007 provides for the granting of private storage aid for the pigmeat sector for storage contracts with a duration of three, four or five months.\n(2)\nThe situation within the Community pigmeat market does not yet show any significant signs that the price of pig carcasses will recover and it is therefore necessary to allow a one-off extension of the validity period of the storage contracts concluded under Regulation (EC) No 1267/2007 for a maximum period of three months.\n(3)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 53."
    }
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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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