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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/355",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 16 May 2006 setting up an expert group on customer mobility in relation to bank accounts (2006/355/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-355",
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  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 16 May 2006\nsetting up an expert group on customer mobility in relation to bank accounts\n(2006/355/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Community assigned the European Community the task of ensuring the creation of an internal market characterised by the abolition, as between Member States, of obstacles to the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital.\n(2)\nThe Commission wishes to identify any legal, regulatory, administrative and other obstacles to customer mobility in relation to bank accounts, and to be advised on how to address these obstacles.\n(3)\nThe White Paper on the Financial Services Policy 2005-2010 provides for the setting up of an expert group on customer mobility in relation to bank accounts.\n(4)\nThe group must be made up of individuals having expertise in the area of customer mobility in relation to bank accounts.\n(5)\nThe expert group on customer mobility in relation to bank accounts therefore has to be set up and its terms of reference and structures detailed,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
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      "text": "COM(2005) 629 final."
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