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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-334/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/334",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 25 June 2013 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement (2013/334/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-334",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 25 June 2013\non the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement\n(2013/334/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to 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)\nThe Agreement on the European Economic Area (\"the EEA Agreement\") entered into force on 1 January 1994.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex XXI thereto.\n(3)\nAnnex XXI to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions concerning statistics.\n(4)\nRegulation (EU) No 70/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2012 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (recast) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement with certain adaptations for the EEA EFTA states.\n(5)\nRegulation (EU) No 70/2012 repeals Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is subsequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.\n(6)\nAnnex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(7)\nThe position of the Union in the EEA Joint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",
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    {
      "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 32, 3.2.2012, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 163, 6.6.1998, p. 1."
    }
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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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