{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-722/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/722",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 722/2008 of 25 July 2008 amending Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 as regards the adjustment factors to be used for establishing the market prices of carcases of adult bovine animals",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-722",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 722/2008\nof 25 July 2008\namending Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 as regards the adjustment factors to be used for establishing the market prices of carcases of adult bovine animals\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2006 of 24 July 2006 concerning the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 3 thereof,\nWhereas,\n(1)\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2006 defines the EU reference presentation of carcases. Moreover, it provides that where a Member State uses a different carcase presentation than this reference presentation, the adjustment factors to progress from that presentation to the reference presentation should be determined.\n(2)\nCommission Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 of 10 March 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 for establishing the market prices of adult bovine animals on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases lays down the detailed rules as regards the recording of market prices of carcases of adult bovines based on the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovines.\n(3)\nUnited Kingdom has asked to insert two additional coefficients for the removal of brisket fat and of flank fat in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 563/82. In order to continue to ensure the availability of comparable prices in the Community, the adjustment factors determined in the Annex to that Regulation should be adapted.\n(4)\nRegulation (EEC) No 563/82 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 1. Regulation (EC) No 1183/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 January 2009."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 67, 11.3.1982, p. 23. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2181/2001 (OJ L 293, 10.11.2001, p. 8)."
    }
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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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