{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-29/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/29",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/29 of 13 January 2016 establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 4 to 8 January 2016 in the context of the tariff quota for maize opened by Regulation (EC) No 969/2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-29",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/29\nof 13 January 2016\nestablishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 4 to 8 January 2016 in the context of the tariff quota for maize opened by Regulation (EC) No 969/2006\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 969/2006 opened an annual import tariff quota of 277 988 tonnes of maize (order number 09.4131).\n(2)\nArticle 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 fixes a quantity of 138 994 tonnes for subperiod 1 from 1 January to 30 June 2016.\n(3)\nThe quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 4 to 8 January 2016 at 13.00 (Brussels time) exceed those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.\n(4)\nImport licences should no longer be issued under Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 for the current quota subperiod.\n(5)\nIn order to ensure the efficiency 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 969/2006 of 29 June 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of maize from third countries (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44)."
    },
    {
      "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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