{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1994-22/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1994/22",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1994-22",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For the purposes of this Directive:\n1.. ‘competent authorities’ means the public authorities, as defined in Article 1 (1) of Directive 90/531/EEC, which are responsible for granting authorization and/or monitoring use thereof;\n2.. ‘entity’ means any natural or legal person or any group of such persons which applies for, is likely to apply for or holds an authorization;\n3.. ‘authorization’ means any law, regulation, administrative or contractual provision or instrument issued thereunder by which the competent authorities of a Member State entitle an entity to exercise, on its own behalf and at its own risk, the exclusive right to prospect or explore for or produce hydrocarbons in a geographical area. An authorization may be granted for each activity separately or for several activities at a time;\n4.. ‘public entity’ means a public undertaking as defined in Article 1 (2) of Directive 90/531/EEC.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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