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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-54/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2004/54",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the trans-European road network",
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  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Subject matter and scope",
  "text": "1. This Directive aims at ensuring a minimum level of safety for road users in tunnels in the trans-European road network by the prevention of critical events that may endanger human life, the environment and tunnel installations, as well as by the provision of protection in case of accidents.\n2. It shall apply to all tunnels in the trans-European road network with lengths of over 500 metres, whether they are in operation, under construction or at the design stage.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "X",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the trans-European road network (Official Journal of the European Union L 167 of 30 April 2004)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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