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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-1846/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2018/1846",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive (EU) 2018/1846 of 23 November 2018 amending the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to take into account scientific and technical progress (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-1846",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Directive (EU) 2018/1846\nof 23 November 2018\namending the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to take into account scientific and technical progress\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on inland transport of dangerous goods, and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nSection I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC refer to provisions set out in international agreements on the inland transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterways as defined in Article 2 of that Directive.\n(2)\nThe provisions of those international agreements are updated every two years. Consequently, the last amended versions of those agreements shall apply as from 1 January 2019, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2019.\n(3)\nSection I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/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 the transport of dangerous goods,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13."
    }
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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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