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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-159/annex/article-20",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2017/159",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 of 19 December 2016 implementing the Agreement concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organisation, concluded on 21 May 2012 between the General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union (Cogeca), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union (Europêche) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-159",
  "path": "annex/article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. This Article applies without prejudice to Directive 2008/104/EC.\n2. For the purpose of this Article private labour market services consist of recruitment and placement services in the private sector and the services of private employment agencies.\n3. A Member State shall:\n(a) prohibit private labour market services from using means, mechanisms or lists intended to prevent fishermen from engaging for work; and\n(b) require that no fees or other charges for private labour market services be borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the fisherman.\n4. Nothing in this Article shall prevent any Member State who has ratified C188 from exercising the right it may have to allocate, within the limitations prescribed by the Convention, certain responsibilities under C188 to private employment agencies.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/159/annex/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:33.398030+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."
}