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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-547/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/547",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2011 of 8 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling requirements for plant protection products (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2011\nof 8 June 2011\nimplementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling requirements for plant protection products\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC, and in particular Article 65(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 the labelling requirements set out in Article 16 of Directive 91/414/EEC of the Council of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and in Annexes IV and V thereto, are to continue to apply under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.\n(2)\nIt is therefore necessary for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to adopt a regulation incorporating those labelling requirements for plant protection products with any necessary modifications, such as updating references.\n(3)\nProvisions should be included concerning re-use of packaging and concerning plant protection products which are to be used for experiments or tests for research or development purposes.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1."
    }
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