{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1197/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1197/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/1197",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1197/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 establishing a recovery plan for Greenland halibut in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1197",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1197/2009\nof 30 November 2009\namending Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 establishing a recovery plan for Greenland halibut in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nRegulation (EC) No 2115/2005 of 20 December 2005 implements a recovery plan for Greenland halibut adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (hereinafter referred to as ‘NAFO’).\n(2)\nAt its 29th Annual Meeting held in September 2007, NAFO adopted a number of amendments to this recovery plan. Those amendments relate to enhanced measures for catch reporting and additional control measures designed to enhance at-sea inspections for vessels entering and leaving the NAFO Regulatory Area.\n(3)\nIt is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 in order to implement the amendments to the recovery plan,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 3."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1197/introduction",
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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."
}