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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-778/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/778",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/2009 of 26 August 2009 setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 17 to 21 August 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-778",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/2009\nof 26 August 2009\nsetting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 17 to 21 August 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements\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),\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements, and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nApplications for import licences were submitted to the competent authorities in the period from 17 to 21 August 2009 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Council Regulation (EC) No 508/2007 of 7 May 2007 opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09, for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for order number 09.4351 (2008-2009).\n(2)\nIn these circumstances, the Commission should establish an allocation coefficient for licences to be issued in proportion to the quantity available and/or inform the Member States that the limit established has been reached,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, 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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