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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-592/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/592",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 592/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-592",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Regulation (EC) No 592/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 17 June 2008\namending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 308 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,\nAfter consulting the Committee of the Regions,\nActing in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nTo take account of legislative changes in certain Member States, certain annexes to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 need to be adapted.\n(2)\nRegulation (EEC) No 1408/71 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Opinion of 25 October 2007 (OJ C 44, 16.2.2008, p. 106)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion of the European Parliament of 15 January 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 14 May 2008."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1992/2006 (OJ L 392, 30.12.2006, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
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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."
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