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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-45/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/45",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 45/2009 of 18 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 extending the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-45",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 45/2009\nof 18 December 2008\namending Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 extending the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 the application of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 was extended to non-participating Member States as defined in Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro.\n(2)\nRegulation (EC) No 1338/2001 has been amended by Regulation (EC) No 44/2009. However, it is important that the euro should also be protected in those Member States which have not adopted it as their single currency and the necessary steps should be taken to that end, in compliance with the principle of proportionality.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 1339/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See page 1 of this Official Journal."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}