{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-726/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/726",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 726/2011 of 25 July 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-726",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 726/2011\nof 25 July 2011\namending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\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), and in particular Article 143(b) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVII thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code.\n(2)\nFor the purposes of applying Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2008, 2009 and 2010, the trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be adjusted.\n(3)\nImplementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,\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 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22."
    }
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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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