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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-47/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2012/47",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2012/47/EU of 14 December 2012 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-47",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Directive 2012/47/EU\nof 14 December 2012\namending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community, and in particular Article 13 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDirective 2009/43/EC covers all defence-related products which correspond to those listed in the Common Military List of the European Union, adopted by the Council on 19 March 2007.\n(2)\nOn 27 February 2012 the Council adopted an updated Common Military List of the European Union.\n(3)\nTherefore, Directive 2009/43/EC should be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on EU Transfers of Defence-related Products,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p.1, as amended by Commission Directive 2010/80/EU of 22 November 2010 and Commission Directive 2012/10/EU of 22 March 2012 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products, OJ L 308, 24.11.2010, p. 11 and OJ L 85, 24.3.2012, p.3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 85, 22.3.2012, p. 1."
    }
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