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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-1/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2006/1",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2006/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Directive 2006/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 18 January 2006\non the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road\n(codified version)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,\nAfter consulting the Committee of the Regions,\nActing in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Directive 84/647/EEC of 19 December 1984 on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road has been substantially amended. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified.\n(2)\nFrom a macroeconomic point of view, the use of hired vehicles permits, in certain situations, an optimum allocation of resources by limiting the wasteful use of factors of production.\n(3)\nFrom a microeconomic point of view, this possibility brings an element of flexibility to the organisation of transport, and thus increases the productivity of the undertakings concerned.\n(4)\nThis Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States concerning the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex I, Part B,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 108, 30.4.2004, p. 56."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion of the European Parliament of 10 February 2004 (OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 66) and Council Decision of 8 December 2005."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 335, 22.12.1984, p. 72. Directive as amended by Directive 90/398/EEC (OJ L 202, 31.7.1990, p. 46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See Annex I, part A."
    }
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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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