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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-540/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/540",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 540/2009 of 22 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-540",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 540/2009\nof 22 June 2009\namending Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology and in particular Article 3 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 of 13 August 2004 implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation provides details of the statistics requested, their breakdowns, periodicity, timeliness and methodological recommendations to produce harmonised Community data.\n(2)\nIt is necessary to amend and update measures for monitoring innovation activities in order to respond to growing and rapidly evolving requirements in the environmental area.\n(3)\nIt is necessary to minimise the burden on businesses while ensuring that the data collected are of good quality and meet information needs.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 230, 16.9.2003, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 267, 14.8.2004, p. 32."
    }
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