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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1127/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/1127",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1127/2010 of 3 December 2010 establishing a transitional period for withdrawing the Republic of Maldives from the list of beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for least developed countries, as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1127",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1127/2010\nof 3 December 2010\nestablishing a transitional period for withdrawing the Republic of Maldives from the list of beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for least developed countries, as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 and amending Regulations (EC) No 552/97, (EC) No 1933/2006 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1100/2006 and (EC) No 964/2007, and in particular Article 11(8) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Republic of Maldives (hereinafter referred to as ‘Maldives’) is a beneficiary of the special arrangement for least-developed countries under the Union’s scheme of generalised tariff preferences.\n(2)\nArticle 11(8) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 provides for the withdrawal of a country from the special arrangement for least developed countries, when that country is excluded by the United Nations from the list of the least-developed countries. That Article also provides for the establishment of a transitional period of at least three years, to alleviate any adverse effects which may be caused by the removal of the tariff preferences granted under the special arrangement for least-developed countries.\n(3)\nMaldives has been excluded by the United Nations from the list of least-developed countries, with effect from 1 January 2011.\n(4)\nMaldives should, therefore, be allowed to continue to benefit from the preferences granted under the special arrangement for least developed countries, until 31 December 2013.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Preferences Committee,\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 211, 6.8.2008, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "UN General Assembly Resolution A/Res/60/33 of 30 November 2005."
    }
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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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