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  "legislation": "eur/2017/1478",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1478 of 16 August 2017 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 and Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013 as regards the authority empowered to issue documents and certificates in Argentina",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1478\nof 16 August 2017\namending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 and Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013 as regards the authority empowered to issue documents and certificates in Argentina\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations,\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,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector, and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 of 30 July 2008 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013 of 21 June 2013 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat, and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 lays down the list of the authorities in exporting countries empowered to issue documents of origin.\n(2)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 lays down the list of the authorities in Argentina empowered to issue the certificates of authenticity.\n(3)\nAnnex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013 lays down the list of the authorities in exporting countries empowered to issue certificates of authenticity.\n(4)\nArgentina has notified the Commission that from 26 June 2017 the new authority empowered to issue the documents of origin and the certificates of authenticity for beef, sheepmeat and goatmeat originating in Argentina is the Ministry of Agriculture. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation applies from this date.\n(5)\nAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 and Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\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",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671."
    },
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      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 7."
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      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 28."
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      "text": "OJ L 170, 22.6.2013, p. 32."
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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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