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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1973/annex/division-ELECTRONIC/section-2/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1973",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1973 of 7 December 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2013 on the technical specifications for the electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) referred to in Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1973",
  "path": "annex/division/ELECTRONIC/section/2/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "INTRODUCTION",
  "text": "(a) The Data Standard for Inland ENCs describes the technical specifications to be used\nfor the exchange of digital hydrographic data between national inland waterway authorities, and\nfor its distribution to manufacturers, skippers and other users.\n(b) This Data Standard shall be used for the production of Inland ENCs and bathymetric Inland ENCs. The transfer and distribution of Inland ENCs and bathymetric Inland ENCs shall take place in such a way that data integrity is ensured.\n(c) This Data Standard is based on the document referred to in point 2(a) of Section 1 (‘S-57’).\n(d) This Data Standard describes the necessary additions and clarifications to S-57 and the application of S-57 for the purpose of use in Inland ECDIS applications.\n(e) The Data Standard shall be compliant to standards and regulations indicated in points 2(h) and (j) of Section 1.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1973/annex/division/ELECTRONIC/section/2/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:43.977506+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."
}