{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1977-486/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1977/486",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 25 July 1977 on the education of the children of migrant workers (77/486/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1977-486",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Directive\nof 25 July 1977\non the education of the children of migrant workers\n(77/486/EEC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 49 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee\nWhereas in its resolution of 21 January 1974 concerning a social action programme, the Council included in its priority actions those designed to improve the conditions of freedom of movement for workers relating in particular to reception and to the education of their children;\nWhereas in order to permit the integration of such children into the educational environment and the school system of the host State, they should be able to receive suitable tuition including teaching of the language of the host State;\nWhereas host Member States should also take, in conjunction with the Member States of origin, appropriate measures to promote the teaching of the mother tongue and of the culture of the country of origin of the abovementioned children, with a view principally to facilitating their possible reintegration into the Member State of origin,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 280, 8. 12. 1975, p. 48."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No C 45, 27. 2. 1976, p. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No C 13, 12. 2. 1974, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}