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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-71/article-12",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2005/71",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-71",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Equal treatment",
  "text": "Holders of a residence permit shall be entitled to equal treatment with nationals as regards:\n(a) recognition of diplomas, certificates and other professional qualifications in accordance with the relevant national procedures;\n(b) working conditions, including pay and dismissal;\n(c) branches of social security as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community. The special provisions in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 of 14 May 2003 extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality shall apply accordingly;\n(d) tax benefits;\n(e) access to goods and services and the supply of goods and services made available to the public.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 647/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 117, 4.5.2005, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/71/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:40.361627+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."
}