{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1728/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/1728",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1728 of 27 September 2016 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending submission of applications for such licences",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1728",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1728\nof 27 September 2016\nfixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending submission of applications for such licences\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 Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products.\n(2)\nThe quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2016 exceed the quantities available under order numbers 09.4320 and 09.4321. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006. Submission of further applications for import licences under those order numbers should be suspended until the end of the quota period.\n(3)\nThe quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2016 are equal to the quantities available under order number 09.4319. Submission of further applications for import licences under those order numbers should be suspended until the end of this quota period.\n(4)\nIn order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13)."
    }
  ],
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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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