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  "legislation": "eur/2016/91",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/91 of 26 January 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-2016-91",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/91\nof 26 January 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 Community authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III;\n(2)\nBulgaria sent a letter to the Commission informing of its intention to stop maintaining a Union Authority in Bulgaria according to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.\n(3)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28."
    }
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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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