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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-farming-wales-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2611",
  "legislation_title": "The Organic Farming (Wales) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-farming-wales-regulations-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE, WALES\nMade 17th September 1999\nLaid before Parliament 21st September 1999\nComing into force 12th October 1999\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after obtaining the approval of the European Commission to zonal programmes submitted in draft in accordance with Article 7.1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside, hereby makes the following Regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
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      "type": "M",
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      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "OJ L215, 30.7.92, p.85."
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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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