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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1998-701/annex/division-I/division-8",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1998/701",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 3 December 1998 on common standards relating to filling in the uniform format for residence permits (98/701/JHA)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1998-701",
  "path": "annex/division/I/division/8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Machine-readable area",
  "text": "The area reserved for machine reading (including codes indicating nationality or other status) shall be completed in accordance with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as set out in the technical specification. On the second line, either the number of the permit or the passport number shall be recorded. The three codes relating to the nationality or status of the permit holder shall be entered in accordance with the list in the Appendix.\nMember States shall notify the General Secretariat of the Council whether they intend to record the permit or the passport number. The Secretariat will circulate this information to all Member States.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1998/701/annex/division/I/division/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:19:00.423858+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}