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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-638/annex-I/division-1/division-2/division-16",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/638",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 24 September 2012 confirming measures proposed by the Netherlands for the protection of marine areas of conservation in the North Sea Coastal Zone, the Vlakte van de Raan and the Voordelta (notified under document C(2012) 6510) (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, French and German texts are authentic) (2012/638/EU)",
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  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Research and monitoring",
  "text": "In order to record the anticipated progress in maintenance and development of the relevant conservation goals, research and monitoring will be performed in the research areas. These activities are exempt from the ban on disturbance of the seabed, where and insofar as they are necessary to carry out research and monitoring.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:20.233358+00:00"
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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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