{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2031/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/2031",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2031 of 13 November 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2031",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2031\nof 13 November 2015\namending Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, and in particular points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 187 thereof\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 has opened an annual tariff quota for the import into the Union of virgin olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from that country. Article 2(2) of that Regulation lays down monthly limits for the quantity of olive oil for which import licences may be issued under the overall volume of the quota provided for in paragraph 1 of that Article. In view of the need to take measures to alleviate Tunisia's economic situation, it is appropriate to facilitate trade in the olive oil between the Union and Tunisia by reducing the administrative burden for the administration of the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006. It is therefore necessary to suppress the monthly limits provided for in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.\n(2)\nThe amount of the security fixed in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 should be increased to guarantee that the undertaking to import will be fulfilled during the period of validity of the import licences.\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 1918/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84)."
    }
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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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