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  "title": "Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (revoked)",
  "short_title": "Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State…",
  "long_title": "Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast)",
  "citation": "EU Regulation No 604/2013",
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