{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-399/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/399",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 10 July 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement (2012/399/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-399",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 10 July 2012\non the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement\n(2012/399/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 91(1) in conjunction with 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning transport.\n(2)\nDirective 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.\n(3)\nIt is appropriate to include in the EEA Agreement a provision allowing for an adaptation in relation to tolling arrangements on the trans-European road network in Norway.\n(4)\nAnnex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 8."
    }
  ],
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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."
}