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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-66/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2004/66",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004 adapting Directives 1999/45/EC, 2002/83/EC, 2003/37/EC and 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directives 77/388/EEC, 91/414/EEC, 96/26/EC, 2003/48/EC and 2003/49/EC, in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom to provide services, agriculture, transport policy and taxation, by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-66",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Directive 2004/66/EC\nof 26 April 2004\nadapting Directives 1999/45/EC, 2002/83/EC, 2003/37/EC and 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directives 77/388/EEC, 91/414/EEC, 96/26/EC, 2003/48/EC and 2003/49/EC, in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom to provide services, agriculture, transport policy and taxation, by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Treaty of Accession’), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act of Accession’), and in particular Article 57 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nFor certain acts which remain valid beyond 1 May 2004 and require adaptation by reason of accession, the necessary adaptations were not provided for in the Act of Accession, or were provided for but need further adaptation. All these adaptations need to be adopted before accession so as to be applicable as from accession.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 57(2) of the Act of Accession, such adaptations are to be adopted by the Council in all cases where the Council alone or jointly with the European Parliament adopted the original act.\n(3)\nDirectives 1999/45/EC, 2002/83/EC, 2003/37/EC and 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directives 77/388/EEC, 91/414/EEC, 96/26/EC, 2003/48/EC and 2003/49/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 345, 19.12.2002, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 171, 9.7.2003, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 226, 10.9.2003, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/7/EC (OJ L 27, 30.1.2004, p. 44)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "OJ L 124, 23.5.1996, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 38."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 49."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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