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  "title": "Decision No 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities (revoked)",
  "short_title": "Decision No 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities",
  "long_title": "Decision No 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities",
  "citation": "EU Decision 2013/529",
  "type": "eudn",
  "year": "2013",
  "number": "529",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "2013-05-21",
  "revised": false,
  "valid_from": null,
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
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      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-529/introduction",
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      "path": "annex/VII",
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      "heading": "For the calculation of the background level Member States shall provide information on historic levels of emissions caused by natural disturbances. In doing this, Member States shall:",
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