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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-240/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/240",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 4 March 2009 authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods (notified under document number C(2009) 1327) (2009/240/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 4 March 2009\nauthorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods\n(notified under document number C(2009) 1327)\n(2009/240/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex I, Section I.3, Annex II, Section II.3, and Annex III, Section III.3, to Directive 2008/68/EC contain lists of national derogations, allowing specific national circumstances to be taken into account. Those lists should be updated to include new national derogations.\n(2)\nFor reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to replace those sections in their entirety.\n(3)\nDirective 2008/68/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the transport of dangerous goods Committee set up by Directive 2008/68/EC,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13."
    }
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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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