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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-34/annex-II/division-2/division-2.0/division-2.0.1/division-2.0.1.1",
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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/II/division/2/division/2.0/division/2.0.1/division/2.0.1.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.0.1.1",
  "heading": "Equipment must be so designed and constructed that sources of ignition do not become active, even in the event of rare incidents relating to equipment.",
  "text": "Equipment must be equipped with means of protection such that:\neither, in the event of failure of one means of protection, at least an independent second means provides the requisite level of protection,\nor, the requisite level of protection is ensured in the event of two faults occurring independently of each other.\nWhere necessary, equipment must be equipped with additional special means of protection.\nIt must remain functional with an explosive atmosphere present.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/34/annex/II/division/2/division/2.0/division/2.0.1/division/2.0.1.1",
    "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."
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