{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-974/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/974",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014 of 11 September 2014 laying down the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-974",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014\nof 11 September 2014\nlaying down the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nRegulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a nomenclature of goods, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’ or ‘CN’, which is set out in Annex I to that Regulation.\n(2)\nCommission Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 established the refractometry method to be used for measuring the content of sugar in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of Additional note 1 to Chapter 8 of the CN and Additional notes 2 and 6 to Chapter 20 of the CN.\n(3)\nRegulation (EEC) No 558/93 was removed from the active acquis by the Commission in its Communication 2009/C 30/04.\n(4)\nAlthough Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 was removed from the active acquis, a refractometry method is still necessary for the customs laboratories in the Member States as an important and irreplaceable tool to determine the content of various sugars expressed as sucrose of products of Chapters 8 and 20 of the CN.\n(5)\nIn order to ensure that customs authorities apply a uniform approach for the purposes of customs classification, it is necessary to establish a method for measuring the content of dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables.\n(6)\nFor this purpose it is appropriate to use a refractometry method inspired by the method laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 and taking into account the experience acquired from technological advance in laboratory techniques and accumulated scientific expertise.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 of 10 March 1993 on the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 and amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ L 58, 11.3.1993, p. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Communication from the Commission establishing formal recognition that a certain number of acts of Community law in the field of agriculture have become obsolete (OJ C 30, 6.2.2009, p. 18)."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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