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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-173/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/173",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 173/2009 of 4 March 2009 fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-173",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 173/2009\nof 4 March 2009\nfixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled 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 139 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBased on the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 have been issued in respect of 160 203 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009. The import duty for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 must therefore be adjusted.\n(2)\nAs the applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period mentioned above, this Regulation should 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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