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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-aristolochia-and-mu-tong-etc-temporary-prohibition-order-2000/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1368",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Aristolochia and Mu Tong etc.) (Temporary Prohibition) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-aristolochia-and-mu-tong-etc-temporary-prohibition-order-2000",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order prohibits the sale, supply, and importation, of any medicinal product for human use which—\n(a) consists of or contains a plant belonging to a species of the genus Aristolochia or belonging to any of the species: Akebia quinata, Akebia trifoliata, Clematis armandii, Clematis montana, Cocculus laurifolius, Cocculus orbiculatus, Cocculus trilobus, Stephania tetrandra, or an extract from such a plant; or\n(b) is presented as consisting of or containing Mu Tong or Fangji, a plant belonging to any of the species Akebia quinata, Akebia trifoliata, Clematis armandii, Clematis montana, Cocculus laurifolius, Cocculus orbiculatus, Cocculus trilobus, Stephania tetrandra, or an extract from such a plant.\nThese prohibitions are subject to the following exceptions—\n(i) where the sale or supply is to, or the importation is made by or on behalf of, a person exercising functions in relation to the enforcement of food or medicines legislation;\n(ii) in the case of the prohibitions on importation, where the product is imported from a member State of the European Community, or, where the product originates in the European Economic Area, from a State Party to the European Economic Area Agreement which is not also a member State;\n(iii) where the product is the subject of a product licence, marketing authorization or homoeopathic certificate of registration.\nThis Order was notified to the European Commission in accordance with European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC, Article 8 (OJ No. L204, 21.7.1998, p.37) as amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 98/48/EC, Article 1(4) (OJ No. L217, 5.8.1998, p.18), and in accordance with Council Directive 75/319/EEC, Article 33 (OJ No. L147, 9.6.1975, p.13).\nThis Order revokes the Medicines (Aristolochia) (Temporary Prohibition) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2889). The provisions of that Order are re-enacted in this Order.\nThis Order shall come into force on 16th June 2000 and shall continue in force until the end of 30th June 2001, when it shall expire.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1368/note",
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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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