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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-556/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/556",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 556/2008 of 16 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-556",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 556/2008\nof 16 June 2008\namending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 20 December 1996 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96. Community demand for the products to which that Regulation applies should be met under the most favourable conditions. For that purpose, with effect from 1 July 2008 new Community tariff quotas should be opened at zero rates of duty for appropriate amounts and any disturbance of the markets for those products should be avoided.\n(2)\nThe quota amounts for five autonomous Community tariff quotas are insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry. Consequently, those quota amounts should be increased.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nHaving regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point 1.3 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities.\n(5)\nSince the tariff quotas have to take effect from 1 July 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1526/2007 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2007, p. 1)."
    }
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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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