{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-653/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/653",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 653/2008 of 9 July 2008 setting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 30 June to 4 July 2008 to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-653",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 653/2008\nof 9 July 2008\nsetting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 30 June to 4 July 2008 to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for importing and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements, and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nApplications for import licences were submitted to the competent authority during the period from 30 June to 4 July 2008, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 of 13 December 2006 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for serial number 09.4340 (2007 to 2008).\n(2)\nIn these circumstances, the Commission should fix an allocation coefficient in order to issue licences in proportion to the quantity available and inform the Member States that the set limit has been reached,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 October 2008."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 371/2007 (OJ L 92, 3.4.2007, p. 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 8."
    }
  ],
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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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