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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1204/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/1204",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1204/2009 of 4 December 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1204/2009\nof 4 December 2009\namending Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 of 20 February 2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, and in particular Article 12 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 has fixed certain deadlines for the implementation of measures in the framework of restructuring plans and national diversification programmes. It has since become evident that there is the need to define a new calendar for the temporary scheme for restructuring of the sugar industry to take into account the consequences of the global financial crisis on the economies of certain Member States and the sudden important changes in the national restructuring programmes that started in 2008 and are still ongoing.\n(2)\nThe second subparagraph of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 provides that any remaining amounts in the temporary restructuring fund after the financing of measures are transferred to the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. In order to ensure sound financial and budgetary management of the remaining funds, it is appropriate to postpone the existing final dates for eligibility of payments made under the restructuring fund in case the undertakings concerned update their restructuring plans.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 968/2006 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,\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. 42."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 32."
    }
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