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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-100/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2009/100",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2009/100/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on reciprocal recognition of navigability licences for inland waterway vessels (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-100",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Directive 2009/100/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 16 September 2009\non reciprocal recognition of navigability licences for inland waterway vessels\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,\nActing in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Directive 76/135/EEC of 20 January 1976 on reciprocal recognition of navigability licences for inland waterway vessels has been substantially amended. In the interests of clarity and rationality that Directive should be codified.\n(2)\nReciprocal recognition of navigability licences for inland waterway vessels should be achieved with a view to improving the safety of inland navigation in the Community.\n(3)\nIt is necessary to establish under what circumstances and on what conditions Member States may interrupt the passage of a vessel.\n(4)\nIt is necessary that the measures provided for in this Directive apply to those vessels which are not covered by Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels.\n(5)\nThis Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 204, 9.8.2008, p. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 June 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 13 July 2009."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 21, 29.1.1976, p. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See Annex II, Part A."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 389, 30.12.2006, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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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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