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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-974/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/974",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/974 of 17 June 2015 authorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods (notified under document C(2015) 4087)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-974",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/974\nof 17 June 2015\nauthorising Member States to adopt certain derogations pursuant to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods\n(notified under document C(2015) 4087)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods, and in particular Article 6(2) and (4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex I, Section I.3, Annex II, Section II.3 and Annex III, Section III.3 to Directive 2008/68/EC contain lists of national derogations, allowing specific national circumstances to be taken into account. One new national derogation and several amendments to authorised derogations were requested by certain Member States.\n(2)\nThese derogations should be authorised.\n(3)\nAs Annex I, Section I.3, Annex II, Section II.3 and Annex III, Section III.3 have therefore to be adapted, it is appropriate, for reasons of clarity, to replace them in their entirety.\n(4)\nDirective 2008/68/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee on the transport of dangerous goods set up by Directive 2008/68/EC,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13."
    }
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