{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-489/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/489",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 489/2008 of 2 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-489",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 489/2008\nof 2 June 2008\namending Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas 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 Article 11(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 opened certain tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products.\n(2)\nIn response to questions concerning imports of certain products under the quotas bearing the serial numbers 09.4038 and 09.4074, and to ensure uniform application, the designation of goods falling under these serial numbers needs to be clarified.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 806/2007 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 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) from 1 July 2008."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 181, 11.7.2007, p. 3."
    }
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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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