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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-159/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/159",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 22 February 2007 on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the motor vehicle driver (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/159/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-159",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 22 February 2007\non the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the motor vehicle driver\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2007/159/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions, in particular the second indent of Article 4(2), thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal of the Commission,\nHaving regard to the assent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the driver provides for the abolition of the technical barriers to the trade of motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties with respect to these aspects, while ensuring a high level of safety.\n(2)\nIt is appropriate to define the Community’s position with regard to the said draft Regulation and consequently to provide for the Community, represented by the Commission, to vote in favour of the draft.\n(3)\nThe draft Regulation should become part of the Community type-approval system for motor vehicles because the scope of Council Directive 77/649/EEC of 27 September 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the field of vision of motor vehicle drivers is similar to the one of this draft Regulation,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "UN/ECE Document TRANS/WP.29/2005/2082."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 267, 19.10.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 90/630/EEC (OJ L 341, 6.12.1990, p. 20)."
    }
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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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