{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-89/article-8",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2014/89",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-89",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Setting-up of maritime spatial plans",
  "text": "1. When establishing and implementing maritime spatial planning, Member States shall set up maritime spatial plans which identify the spatial and temporal distribution of relevant existing and future activities and uses in their marine waters, in order to contribute to the objectives set out in Article 5.\n2. In doing so and in accordance with Article 2(3), Member States shall take into consideration relevant interactions of activities and uses. Without prejudice to Member States’ competences, possible activities and uses and interests may include:\naquaculture areas,\nfishing areas,\ninstallations and infrastructures for the exploration, exploitation and extraction of oil, of gas and other energy resources, of minerals and aggregates, and for the production of energy from renewable sources,\nmaritime transport routes and traffic flows,\nmilitary training areas,\nnature and species conservation sites and protected areas,\nraw material extraction areas,\nscientific research,\nsubmarine cable and pipeline routes,\ntourism,\nunderwater cultural heritage.",
  "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/2014/89/article/8",
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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."
}