{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-502/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/502",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/2008 of 5 June 2008 amending Annexes I, II and IX to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-502",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/2008\nof 5 June 2008\namending Annexes I, II and IX to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries, and in particular Article 19 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries should be updated to take account of some new developments.\n(2)\nUkraine became a full member of the World Trade Organisation on 16 May 2008.\n(3)\nSome amendments made to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff also affect certain codes in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.\n(4)\nRegulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 139/2008 (OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 360/2008 (OJ L 111, 23.4.2008, p. 9)."
    }
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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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