{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1730/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/1730",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1730 of 18 November 2020 confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1730",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1730\nof 18 November 2020\nconfirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Protocol No 21, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, and in particular Article 4 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy letter to the European Commission of 29 July 2020, Ireland notified its wish to accept and be bound by Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council.\n(2)\nThere are no specific conditions attached to the participation of Ireland in that Regulation and there is no need for transitional measures.\n(3)\nHarmonised formats and common security standards for residence permits throughout the European Union facilitate border crossing and contribute thus to a good functioning of an area of freedom and security and justice.\n(4)\nThe participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 should therefore be confirmed.\n(5)\nIn order to allow Ireland to apply Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 as soon as possible, this Decision should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (OJ L 286, 1.11.2017, p. 9)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/1730/introduction",
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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."
}