{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-671/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/671",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 671/2010 of 13 July 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Estonia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-671",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EU) No 671/2010\nof 13 July 2010\namending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Estonia\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 140(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.\n(2)\nAccording to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Estonia is a Member State with a derogation as defined in Article 139(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the Treaty’).\n(3)\nPursuant to Council Decision 2010/416/EU of 13 July 2010 in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Estonia of the euro on 1 January 2011, Estonia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation of Estonia is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2011.\n(4)\nThe introduction of the euro in Estonia requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Estonian kroon. This conversion rate shall be set at 15,6466 kroon per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the kroon in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).\n(5)\nRegulation (EC) No 2866/98 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": "Opinion delivered on 5 July 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See page 24 of this Official Journal."
    }
  ],
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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."
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