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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-179/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/179",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 179/2009 of 5 March 2009 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-179",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 179/2009\nof 5 March 2009\namending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 301/2007 of 19 March 2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff suspended totally, for a period of two years, the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for monitors using liquid crystal display technology, with a diagonal measurement of the screen of 48,5 cm or less and a screen aspect ratio of 4:3 or 5:4 and classifiable under CN code 8528 59 90.\n(2)\nThat suspension measure expired on 31 December 2008.\n(3)\nOn consumer benefit grounds, to ensure rational development of production and an expansion of consumption within the Community and to promote trade between Member States and third countries, it is in the interest of the Community to extend the current autonomous duty suspension for two years starting from 1 January 2009 and to increase the diagonal measurement of the screen to 55,9 cm (22 inches) and to add the additional aspect ratios of 1:1 and 16:10.\n(4)\nFor the same reasons, it is also in the interest of the Community to provide for a suspension for two years starting from 1 January 2009 for black and white or other monochrome monitors with a diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 77,5 cm (30,5 inches) and with the same aspect ratios as for colour monitors.\n(5)\nCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nAs the suspensions provided for in this Regulation are an extension of the suspension introduced by Regulation (EC) No 301/2007 that expired on 31 December 2008 and since it is not in the interest of the Community that there be any interruption of the tariff treatment of the monitors covered by the suspension, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2009,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 81, 22.3.2007, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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