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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-268/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/268",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 13 May 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with regard to the adoption of certain Codes and related amendments to certain conventions and protocols (2013/268/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-268",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Declaration by [insert name of the contracting Member State]",
  "text": "[Insert name of the contracting Member State] considers that the [Insert name of the relevant Code] contains a set of minimum requirements on which States can elaborate and improve as appropriate for the enhancement of maritime safety and the protection of the environment.\nIn particular, as regards the [Insert name of the relevant Code], [Insert name of the contracting Member State] wishes to make clear that nothing in the said Code shall be construed to restrict or limit in any way the fulfilment of its obligations under the law of the European Union in relation to:\nthe definition of ‘statutory certificates’ and ‘class certificates’,\nthe scope of the obligations and criteria laid down for recognised organisations,\nthe duties of the European Commission as regards the recognition, assessment and, where appropriate, the imposition of corrective measures or sanctions on recognised organisations.\nIn the case of an IMO audit, [Insert name of the contracting Member State] will state that only compliance with those provisions of the relevant international conventions which [Insert name of the contracting Member State] has accepted, including in the terms of this declaration, shall be verified.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/268/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."
}