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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-382/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/382",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 22 May 2006 on the extension of the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping to the Republic of Malta (notified under document number C(2006) 1990) (Only the Maltese text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/382/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 22 May 2006\non the extension of the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping to the Republic of Malta\n(notified under document number C(2006) 1990)\n(Only the Maltese text is authentic)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2006/382/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the letter of 15 September 2004 from the Maltese authorities requesting the extension to Malta of limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping (hereinafter HRS) pursuant to Article 4(2) of Directive 94/57/EC,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nLimited recognition, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Directive 94/57/EC, is granted to organisations known as classification societies which meet all the criteria of the Annex to the Directive other than those set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Section A (General), but it is limited in time and scope in order for the organisations concerned to gain further experience.\n(2)\nCommission Decision 2001/890/EC granted the recognition of HRS requested by Greece under Article 4(3) of the Directive. Commission Decision 2005/623/EC extended this recognition for a period of three years from 3 August 2005, its effects being limited to Greece and Cyprus.\n(3)\nThe Commission, together with the Maltese maritime authorities, have verified that HRS meets all the criteria of the Annex to Directive 94/57/EC other than those set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Section A (General) of the Annex. In addition, HRS has committed itself to the objective of bringing its performance records into line with the average of the recognised organisations.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the COSS Committee set up by Article 7 of Directive 94/57/EC,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 329, 14.12.2001, p. 72."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 43."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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