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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/638",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 12 August 2013 on essential requirements relating to marine radio communication equipment which is intended to be used on non-SOLAS vessels and to participate in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (notified under document C(2013) 5185) (2013/638/EU)",
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  "text": "Without prejudice to Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council radio equipment shall be designed so as to ensure correct functioning under exposure to a marine environment, meet all the operational requirements of the GMDSS applicable to non-SOLAS vessels, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the International Maritime Organisation, and provide clear and robust communications with a high degree of fidelity of the analogue or digital communications link.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "OJ L 163, 25.6.2009, p. 1."
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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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