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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1122/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/1122",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1122 of 28 July 2020 on the recognition of DNV GL AS as a classification society for inland waterway vessels in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1122",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1122\nof 28 July 2020\non the recognition of DNV GL AS as a classification society for inland waterway vessels in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC, and in particular Article 21(1) thereof,\nAfter consulting the Committee established pursuant to Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boat masters’ certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nGermany has submitted to the Commission an application for the recognition of DNV GL AS as a classification society in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/1629.\n(2)\nGermany has also submitted the necessary information and documentation in order to enable the Commission to check that the criteria for recognition are met.\n(3)\nDNV GL AS is a new classification society, which was formed following the merger of two classification societies, Det Norske Veritas AS and Germanischer Lloyd SE, in 2013.\n(4)\nGermanisher Lloyd SE had been previously granted recognition as a classification society for inland waterway vessels in accordance with Directive 2006/87/EC.\n(5)\nDNV GL AS, as a new legal entity established as a consequence of the merger, should be recognised by the Commission as a new classification society in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/1629.\n(6)\nThe Commission assessed the information and documentation accompanying the application for recognition, which confirms that DNV GL AS meets the criteria set out in Annex VI to Directive (EU) 2016/1629,\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 252, 16.9.2016, p. 118."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29."
    }
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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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