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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-844/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2016/844",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-844",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844\nof 27 May 2016\namending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships, and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nSome of the International Conventions as defined in Article 2(a) of Directive 2009/45/EC have been amended.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/45/EC, the Annexes to that Directive can be amended in order to apply the amendments made to the International Conventions.\n(3)\nDirective 2009/45/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (‘COSS’), established pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 163, 25.6.2009, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 establishing a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) and amending the Regulations on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships (OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 1)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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