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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1982-621/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1982-621/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1982/621",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive of 1 July 1982 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/891/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical energy meters (82/621/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1982-621",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Directive\nof 1 July 1982\nadapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/891/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical energy meters\n(82/621/EEC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 76/891/EEC of 4 November 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical energy meters, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 3 thereof,\nWhereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Directive 76/891/EEC, it is necessary to review the maximum permissible errors in electrical energy meters for the EEC initial verification in order to take account of experience gained and of results obtained at international level;\nWhereas experience gained in this sector within the Community suggests the definitive retention of the tolerances in respect of maximum permissible errors already set out by way of general rate in the Annex to the said Directives which are more stringent than those adopted at international level;\nWhereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in Measuring Instruments,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 336, 4. 12. 1976, p. 30."
    }
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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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