{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-109/article-23",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2003/109",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-109",
  "path": "article/23",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Acquisition of long-term resident status in the second Member State",
  "text": "1. Upon application, the second Member State shall grant long-term residents the status provided for by Article 7, subject to the provisions of Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6. The second Member State shall notify its decision to the first Member State.\n2. The procedure laid down in Article 7 shall apply to the presentation and examination of applications for long-term resident status in the second Member State. Article 8 shall apply for the issuance of the residence permit. Where the application is rejected, the procedural guarantees provided for by Article 10 shall apply.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2003/109/article/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:51.559128+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}