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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-412/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/412",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 19 July 2012 amending the list of ‘basic local government units’ in the Annex to Council Directive 94/80/EC laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (2012/412/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-412",
  "path": "annex",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In the Annex to Directive 94/80/EC, the list of ‘basic local government units’ is replaced by the following:\n‘ “Basic local government unit” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of this Directive means any of the following:\nin Austria:\nGemeinden, Bezirke in der Stadt Wien,\nin Belgium:\ncommune/gemeente/Gemeinde,\nin Bulgaria:\nобщина/кметство/Общината е основната административно-териториална единица, в която се осъществява местното самоуправление,\nin Cyprus:\nδήμος, κοινότητα,\nin the Czech Republic:\nobec, městský obvod nebo městská část územně členěného statutárního města, městská část hlavního města Prahy,\nin Denmark:\nkommune, region,\nin Estonia:\nvald, linn,\nin Finland:\nkunta, kommun, kommun på Åland,\nin France:\ncommune, arrondissement dans les villes déterminées par la législation interne, section de commune,\nin Germany:\nkreisfreie Stadt bzw. Stadtkreis; Kreis; Gemeinde, Bezirk in der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg und im Land Berlin; Stadtgemeinde Bremen in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Stadt-, Gemeinde-, oder Ortsbezirke bzw. Ortschaften,\nin Greece:\nδήμος,\nin Hungary:\ntelepülési önkormányzat; község, nagyközség, város, megyei jogú város, főváros, főváros kerületei; területi önkormányzat; megye,\nin Ireland:\nCity Council, County Council, Borough Council, Town Council,\nin Italy:\ncomune, circoscrizione,\nin Latvia:\nnovads, republikas pilsēta,\nin Lithuania:\nSavivaldybė,\nin Luxembourg:\ncommune,\nin Malta:\nKunsill Lokali,\nin the Netherlands:\ngemeente, deelgemeente,\nin Poland:\ngmina,\nin Portugal:\nmunicípio, freguesia,\nin Romania:\ncomuna, orașul, municipiul, sectorul (numai în municipiul București) și județul,\nin Slovakia:\nsamospráva obce: obec, mesto, hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky Bratislava, mesto Košice, mestská časť hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy, mestská časť mesta Košice; samospráva vyššieho územného celku: samosprávny kraj,\nin Slovenia:\nobčina,\nin Spain:\nmunicipio, entidad de ámbito territorial inferior al municipal,\nin Sweden:\nkommuner, landsting,\nin the United Kingdom:\ncounties in England; counties, county boroughs and communities in Wales; regions and Islands in Scotland; districts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland; London boroughs; parishes in England; the City of London in relation to ward elections for common councilmen.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/412/annex",
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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."
}