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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528/annex-VI/division-2/division-12",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/528",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528",
  "path": "annex/VI/division/2/division/12",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The judgments made by the competent authority during the evaluation must be based on scientific principles, preferably recognised at international level, and must be made with the benefit of expert advice.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 6 para. 12 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 143(8); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(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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