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  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Four",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 18 June 2009\nadapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny\nAdaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Four\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 47(2), 55, 71(1), 80(2), 95, 152(4)(a) and (b), 175(1), and 285(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,\nAfter consulting the Committee of the Regions,\nActing in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission has been amended by Decision 2006/512/EC, which introduced the regulatory procedure with scrutiny for the adoption of measures of general scope designed to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty, inter alia, by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument with new non-essential elements.\n(2)\nIn accordance with the statement of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concerning Decision 2006/512/EC, for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to be applicable to instruments adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty which are already in force, those instruments must be adjusted in accordance with the applicable procedures.\n(3)\nSince the amendments made to instruments for this purpose are technical in nature and concern committee procedure only, they do not, in the case of Directives, need to be transposed by the Member States,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 224, 30.8.2008, p. 35."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 117, 14.5.2008, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 December 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 28 May 2009."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ C 255, 21.10.2006, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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