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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-667/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/667",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/667 of 27 April 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-667",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/667\nof 27 April 2016\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, and in particular Article 19 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for a list of Member States' competent authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III.\n(2)\nThe contact details for the Kimberley Process Authorities in Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom have to be rectified.\n(3)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/667/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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