{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-204/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/204",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2008 of 4 March 2008 fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-204",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2008\nof 4 March 2008\nfixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2008\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice, and in particular Article 11 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBased on the information transmitted by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 have been issued in respect of 192 418 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2007 to 29 February 2008. The import duty for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 must therefore be adjusted.\n(2)\nAs the applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period mentioned above. This Regulation should come into force immediately,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as of 1 September 2008."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "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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