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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-34/annex-I/division-1/division-b",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2014/34",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-34",
  "path": "annex/I/division/1/division/b",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(b)",
  "heading": "Equipment category M 2 comprises equipment designed to be capable of functioning in conformity with the operational parameters established by the manufacturer and ensuring a high level of protection.",
  "text": "Equipment in this category is intended for use in underground parts of mines as well as those parts of surface installations of such mines likely to be endangered by firedamp and/or combustible dust.\nThis equipment is intended to be de-energised in the event of an explosive atmosphere.\nThe means of protection relating to equipment in this category assure the requisite level of protection during normal operation and also in the case of more severe operating conditions, in particular those arising from rough handling and changing environmental conditions.\nEquipment in this category must comply with the supplementary requirements referred to in point 2.0.2 of Annex II.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/34/annex/I/division/1/division/b",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:46.936587+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."
}