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  "long_title": "These Regulations give effect in the United Kingdom to Council Directive 92/51 EEC (O.J. No. L209, 24.7.92., p. 25) on a second general system for the regulation of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC and Commission Directives 94/38/EC of 26 July 1994 (O.J. No. L217, 23.8.94, p. 8) and 95/43/EC of 20 July 1995 (O.J. No. L184, 3.8.95, p. 21) which amend it and to the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 7/94 of 21 March 1994 (O.J. No. L160, 28.6.94, p. 1) amending Annex VII to the EEA Agreement in relation to the Directive.",
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