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  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 4 March 2005 implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea and amending Annexes thereto (notified under document number C(2005) 463) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/366/EC)",
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  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 4 March 2005\nimplementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea and amending Annexes thereto\n(notified under document number C(2005) 463)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2005/366/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 95/64/EC of 8 December 1995 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea, and in particular Article 4(1) and Article 12 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAdditional statistical variables, definitions and structure for statistical datasets are necessary to distinguish the collection of data on cruise passengers.\n(2)\nThe type of cargo classification needs to be modified to ensure a clear definition of the scope of the statistics.\n(3)\nThe nomenclature on the maritime coastal areas and the nomenclature on the nationality of registration of vessels need to be adapted to technical developments.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Article 12, the first indent, of Directive 95/64/EC, the Commission may adapt the content of the Annexes thereto. Directive 95/64/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nIn accordance with Article 4 of Directive 95/64/EC, the Commission may draw up and update the list of ports coded and classified by country and maritime coastal area.\n(6)\nCommission Decision 98/385/EC of 13 May 1998 on rules for implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea, provided for a list of ports.\n(7)\nThe list of ports needs to be updated. Decision 98/385/EC should therefore be amended.\n(8)\nCommission Decision 2000/363/EC of 28 April 2000 on rules for implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea amended the Annexes II, IV, V and VIII to Directive 95/64/EC and the list of ports drawn up in Annex II to Decision 98/385/EC. It can therefore be repealed.\n(9)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom of 19 June 1989 establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 320, 30.12.1995, p. 25. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 174, 18.6.1998, p. 1. Decision as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 132, 5.6.2000, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47."
    }
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