{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-172/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/172",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/2009 of 4 March 2009 fixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 5 March 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-172",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/2009\nof 4 March 2009\nfixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 5 March 2009\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation), and in particular Article 137 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBased on the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect of 221 765 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009. The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 other than basmati rice should therefore be adjusted.\n(2)\nThe applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period mentioned above. This Regulation should therefore come 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 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1."
    }
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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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