1993/0476(COD) | [ParlTrack]

1993/0476(COD) Use of standards for the transmission of television signals (repeal. Directive 92/38/EEC)

Progress: Procedure completed

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	ECON	CAUDRON Gérard ( PES)

Lead committee dossier:

ECON/4/06357

Legal Basis:

EC before Amsterdam E 057-p2, EC before Amsterdam E 066, EC before Amsterdam E 100

Subjects

3.30.02 Television, cable, digital, mobile

Events

1999/11/10

EC - Follow-up document

Documents

EUR-Lex
COM(1999)0540

1995/11/23

Final act published in Official Journal

Documents

Directive 1995/47
OJ L 281 23.11.1995, p. 0051

1995/10/24

CSL - Final act signed

1995/10/24

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

1995/07/24

CSL - Act approved by Council, 2nd reading

Details

The Council unanimously adopted the Directive after accepting all the amendments made by the European Parliament to its common position of 22 December 1994. The purpose of the Directive is to repeal Directive 92/38/EEC in the light of market developments and recent technical advances: Directive 92/38/EEC provided for the switch from the current PAL and SECAM television systems to High-Definition Television using the D2-MAC and HDMAC transmission systems applicable to satellite and cable broadcasting. The new Directive provides for Member States to take measures to promote the accelerated development of advanced television services including widescreen (16:9) television services, high-definition television services and television services using fully digital transmission systems. To that end the Directive lays down certain technical requirements that all television services transmitted to viewers, whether by cable, satellite or terrestrial means, will have to meet. The Directive also defines a series of rules for ‘conditional access’ to digital Pay-TV, i.e. the procedure whereby authorised subscribers have access to coded TV signals. Member States will have nine months to transpose the Directive. The repeal of Directive 92/38/EEC will also take effect in nine months time. When it adopted its common position, the Council decided to disclose the following statements: i) Statement on the recital introduced by Parliament referring to the general principle of open access to networks: ‘The Council and the Commission note that, according to the conclusions of the G7 Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, open access should be regulated by a framework preventing the abuse of dominant positions and constituting part of a future comprehensive regulatory framework for information services in a liberalised market structure, comprising competition in the field of services and infrastructures, the supply of universal services, the interconnectability of networks and a fair and effective system for issuing licences’. ii) Statement on the introduction by Parliament of a provision whereby Member States shall facilitate the transfer of widescreen television services already in operation to digital transmission networks open to the public: ‘The Council takes note of the statement made by the Commission during the debate on the adoption of this amendment in the European Parliament, to the effect that it interprets this text as not imposing binding obligations on Member States regarding the transfer of widescreen television services already in operation to digital transmission networks open to the public and it endorses that interpretation. The Council takes note that during the same debate the European Parliament signified its agreement to the Commission’s interpretation of this text’. iii) Statement regarding the first indent of Article 4, point (c) of the Directive dealing with conditional access to digital television and reading as follows: Member States shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that the operators of conditional access services, irrespective of the means of transmission, who produce and market access services to digital television services: - offer to all broadcasters, on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis, technical services enabling the broadcasters’ digitally-transmitted services to be received by viewers authorised by means of decoders administered by the service operators, and comply with Community competition law, in particular if a dominant position appears’. The Council and the Commission state that the first indent of Article 4, point (c): - applies to any provider of conditional access services operating on a cable, terrestrial or satellite broadcasting network in relation to broadcasters who have access to that network under the national procedures in force and wish to benefit from that conditional access service; - does not seek to impose an obligation to offer to any broadcaster access for television services to packages or tiers of television services configured and/or administered by the provider, or services involving transparent distribution to subscribers; - only requires Member States to ensure that broadcasters may have access to conditional access services and that the obligation in Article 4, point (c) does not extend to the underlying network. The Council and the Commission note with satisfaction that this interpretation is confirmed by the debates in the European Parliament. Accordingly, the Commission confirms that the Member States are not obliged, when transposing this Directive, to take measures that go beyond the limited and proportionate objectives referred to in Article 4, point (c) as stated above’.

1995/07/24

CSL - Council Meeting

1995/07/06

EC - Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading

Documents

EUR-Lex
COM(1995)0319

1995/06/13

EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading

Documents

OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0019-0030
T4-0281/1995

1995/06/13

CSL - Debate in Council

Details

The Council took note of the amendments to its common position adopted by the European Parliament at its plenary sitting on the same day, and of the favourable opinion on those amendments as expressed by Mr BANGEMANN. It called upon the Permanent Representatives Committee to prepare a Decision as soon as possible in order to obviate the formal conciliation procedure, which would hold up adoption of the Directive for several months.

Documents

1854

1995/06/13

EP - Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading

Documents

T4-0281/1995

1995/06/13

CSL - Council Meeting

1995/06/12

EP - Debate in Parliament

Details

Mr CAUDRON pointed out that following the first reading the Council had adopted a number of the EP’s amendments. However, the text of the common position had quickly shown itself to be inadequate, particularly with regard to the conclusions concerning DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting). Thus, the holders of conditional access services could offer closed services subject to authorisation of other operators to use their systems. However, DVB sought to use a unique decoder that would be used with different access cards. Faced with two irreconcilable positions - pay channels and channels with a common interface - the rapporteur’s amendments represent a compromise for conditional access. In other words, they guarantee operators a return on their investment and they allow equal access for all broadcasters. The rapporteur was also in favour of efficient anti-piracy legislation. Commissioner Bangemann noted that consideration should also be given to the protection of intellectual rights and that a proposal on data protection was being discussed. He could take over Amendments Nos 1, 2 and 6 as well as Amendments Nos 3 and 4 provided that Amendment No 3 was seen as encouraging the Member States rather than obligating them and Amendment No 4 was correctly interpreted. Amendment No 5, which was the most important amendment as it established the principle of conditional access for all broadcasters, was also taken over by the Commissioner.

Documents

Debate in Parliament

1995/05/31

EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading

Documents

A4-0130/1995
OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0004

1995/05/31

EP - Vote in committee, 2nd reading

1995/05/30

EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading

Documents

A4-0130/1995

1995/03/15

EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading

1995/02/13

EC - Commission communication on Council's position

Documents

EUR-Lex
SEC(1994)2063

1994/12/22

CSL - Council position

Documents

11536/1/1994
OJ C 384 31.12.1994, p. 0036

1994/12/22

CSL - Council Meeting

1994/12/21

CSL - Council position published

Documents

11536/1/1994

1994/10/25

EC - Modified legislative proposal

Documents

EUR-Lex
OJ C 321 18.11.1994, p. 0004
COM(1994)0455

1994/10/24

EC - Modified legislative proposal published

Documents

EUR-Lex
COM(1994)0455

1994/07/27

EP - CAUDRON Gérard (PES) appointed as rapporteur in ECON

1994/04/19

EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading

Documents

OJ C 128 09.05.1994, p. 0035-0054
T3-0213/1994

1994/04/19

EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading

Documents

T3-0213/1994

1994/04/18

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

1994/03/23

ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report

Documents

CES0378/1994
OJ C 148 30.05.1994, p. 0001

1994/02/17

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading

Documents

OJ C 077 14.03.1994, p. 0002
A3-0086/1994

1994/02/17

EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading

1994/02/16

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading

Documents

A3-0086/1994

1993/12/01

EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading

1993/11/15

EC - Legislative proposal

Documents

EUR-Lex
OJ C 341 18.12.1993, p. 0018
COM(1993)0556

1993/11/14

EC - Legislative proposal published

Documents

EUR-Lex
COM(1993)0556

Documents

Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
Follow-up document: COM(1999)0540
Final act published in Official Journal: Directive 1995/47
Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 281 23.11.1995, p. 0051
Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex
Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: COM(1995)0319
Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0019-0030
Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0281/1995
Debate in Council: 1854
Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0281/1995
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0130/1995
Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0004
Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0130/1995
Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
Commission communication on Council's position: SEC(1994)2063
Council position: 11536/1/1994
Council position: OJ C 384 31.12.1994, p. 0036
Council position published: 11536/1/1994
Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
Modified legislative proposal: OJ C 321 18.11.1994, p. 0004
Modified legislative proposal: COM(1994)0455
Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1994)0455
Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 128 09.05.1994, p. 0035-0054
Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T3-0213/1994
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T3-0213/1994
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0378/1994
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 148 30.05.1994, p. 0001
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 077 14.03.1994, p. 0002
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A3-0086/1994
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A3-0086/1994
Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
Legislative proposal: OJ C 341 18.12.1993, p. 0018
Legislative proposal: COM(1993)0556
Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
Legislative proposal published: COM(1993)0556
Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 341 18.12.1993, p. 0018 COM(1993)0556
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 077 14.03.1994, p. 0002 A3-0086/1994
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0378/1994 OJ C 148 30.05.1994, p. 0001
Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 128 09.05.1994, p. 0035-0054 T3-0213/1994
Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 321 18.11.1994, p. 0004 COM(1994)0455
Council position: 11536/1/1994 OJ C 384 31.12.1994, p. 0036
Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex SEC(1994)2063
Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0130/1995 OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0004
Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0019-0030 T4-0281/1995
Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex COM(1995)0319
Follow-up document: EUR-Lex COM(1999)0540

History

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docs	date: 1993-11-15T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1993&nu_doc=556 title: EUR-Lex url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1993:341:TOC title: OJ C 341 18.12.1993, p. 0018 title: COM(1993)0556 summary: type: Legislative proposal body: EC date: 1994-01-20T00:00:00 docs: title: PE207.717 type: Committee draft report body: EP date: 1994-01-20T00:00:00 docs: title: PE207.717/AM type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP date: 1994-02-16T00:00:00 docs: title: PE208.173/DEF committee: ENER type: Committee opinion body: EP date: 1994-02-17T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1994:077:TOC title: OJ C 077 14.03.1994, p. 0002 title: A3-0086/1994 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP date: 1994-03-23T00:00:00 docs: url: https://dm.eesc.europa.eu/EESCDocumentSearch/Pages/redresults.aspx?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:0378)(documentyear:1994)(documentlanguage:EN) title: CES0378/1994 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1994:148:TOC title: OJ C 148 30.05.1994, p. 0001 summary: type: Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report body: ESC date: 1994-04-19T00:00:00 docs: title: PE207.846/DEF committee: CULT type: Committee opinion body: EP date: 1994-04-19T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:1994:128:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ C 128 09.05.1994, p. 0035-0054 title: T3-0213/1994 summary: type: Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP date: 1994-10-25T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1994&nu_doc=455 title: EUR-Lex url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1994:321:TOC title: OJ C 321 18.11.1994, p. 0004 title: COM(1994)0455 summary: type: Modified legislative proposal body: EC date: 1994-12-22T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=11536%2F94&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 11536/1/1994 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:1994:384:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ C 384 31.12.1994, p. 0036 summary: type: Council position body: CSL date: 1995-02-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=SECfinal&an_doc=1994&nu_doc=2063 title: EUR-Lex title: SEC(1994)2063 type: Commission communication on Council's position body: EC date: 1995-05-12T00:00:00 docs: title: PE212.822/AM1 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP date: 1995-05-22T00:00:00 docs: title: PE212.822/AM2 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP date: 1995-05-23T00:00:00 docs: title: PE212.307/AM7 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP date: 1995-05-31T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:1995:166:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0004 title: A4-0130/1995 type: Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading body: EP date: 1995-06-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1995:166:TOC title: OJ C 166 03.07.1995, p. 0019-0030 title: T4-0281/1995 summary: type: Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP date: 1995-07-06T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1995&nu_doc=319 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1995)0319 type: Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading body: EC date: 1999-11-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1999&nu_doc=540 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1999)0540 summary: type: Non-legislative basic document body: EC
events	date: 1993-11-15T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1993&nu_doc=556 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1993)0556 summary: date: 1993-12-01T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP date: 1994-02-17T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: date: 1994-02-17T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: title: A3-0086/1994 date: 1994-04-18T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=19940418&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: date: 1994-04-19T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: title: T3-0213/1994 summary: date: 1994-10-25T00:00:00 type: Modified legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1994&nu_doc=455 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(1994)0455 summary: date: 1994-12-22T00:00:00 type: Council position published body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=11536%2F94&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 11536/1/1994 summary: date: 1995-03-15T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP date: 1995-05-31T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 2nd reading body: EP summary: date: 1995-05-31T00:00:00 type: Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading body: EP docs: title: A4-0130/1995 date: 1995-06-12T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=19950612&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: Mr CAUDRON pointed out that following the first reading the Council had adopted a number of the EP’s amendments. However, the text of the common position had quickly shown itself to be inadequate, particularly with regard to the conclusions concerning DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting). Thus, the holders of conditional access services could offer closed services subject to authorisation of other operators to use their systems. However, DVB sought to use a unique decoder that would be used with different access cards. Faced with two irreconcilable positions - pay channels and channels with a common interface - the rapporteur’s amendments represent a compromise for conditional access. In other words, they guarantee operators a return on their investment and they allow equal access for all broadcasters. The rapporteur was also in favour of efficient anti-piracy legislation. Commissioner Bangemann noted that consideration should also be given to the protection of intellectual rights and that a proposal on data protection was being discussed. He could take over Amendments Nos 1, 2 and 6 as well as Amendments Nos 3 and 4 provided that Amendment No 3 was seen as encouraging the Member States rather than obligating them and Amendment No 4 was correctly interpreted. Amendment No 5, which was the most important amendment as it established the principle of conditional access for all broadcasters, was also taken over by the Commissioner. date: 1995-06-13T00:00:00 type: Debate in Council body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=1854*&MEET_DATE=13/06/1995 title: 1854 summary: The Council took note of the amendments to its common position adopted by the European Parliament at its plenary sitting on the same day, and of the favourable opinion on those amendments as expressed by Mr BANGEMANN. It called upon the Permanent Representatives Committee to prepare a Decision as soon as possible in order to obviate the formal conciliation procedure, which would hold up adoption of the Directive for several months. date: 1995-06-13T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP docs: title: T4-0281/1995 summary: date: 1995-07-24T00:00:00 type: Act approved by Council, 2nd reading body: CSL summary: The Council unanimously adopted the Directive after accepting all the amendments made by the European Parliament to its common position of 22 December 1994. The purpose of the Directive is to repeal Directive 92/38/EEC in the light of market developments and recent technical advances: Directive 92/38/EEC provided for the switch from the current PAL and SECAM television systems to High-Definition Television using the D2-MAC and HDMAC transmission systems applicable to satellite and cable broadcasting. The new Directive provides for Member States to take measures to promote the accelerated development of advanced television services including widescreen (16:9) television services, high-definition television services and television services using fully digital transmission systems. To that end the Directive lays down certain technical requirements that all television services transmitted to viewers, whether by cable, satellite or terrestrial means, will have to meet. The Directive also defines a series of rules for ‘conditional access’ to digital Pay-TV, i.e. the procedure whereby authorised subscribers have access to coded TV signals. Member States will have nine months to transpose the Directive. The repeal of Directive 92/38/EEC will also take effect in nine months time. When it adopted its common position, the Council decided to disclose the following statements: i) Statement on the recital introduced by Parliament referring to the general principle of open access to networks: ‘The Council and the Commission note that, according to the conclusions of the G7 Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, open access should be regulated by a framework preventing the abuse of dominant positions and constituting part of a future comprehensive regulatory framework for information services in a liberalised market structure, comprising competition in the field of services and infrastructures, the supply of universal services, the interconnectability of networks and a fair and effective system for issuing licences’. ii) Statement on the introduction by Parliament of a provision whereby Member States shall facilitate the transfer of widescreen television services already in operation to digital transmission networks open to the public: ‘The Council takes note of the statement made by the Commission during the debate on the adoption of this amendment in the European Parliament, to the effect that it interprets this text as not imposing binding obligations on Member States regarding the transfer of widescreen television services already in operation to digital transmission networks open to the public and it endorses that interpretation. The Council takes note that during the same debate the European Parliament signified its agreement to the Commission’s interpretation of this text’. iii) Statement regarding the first indent of Article 4, point (c) of the Directive dealing with conditional access to digital television and reading as follows: Member States shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that the operators of conditional access services, irrespective of the means of transmission, who produce and market access services to digital television services: - offer to all broadcasters, on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis, technical services enabling the broadcasters’ digitally-transmitted services to be received by viewers authorised by means of decoders administered by the service operators, and comply with Community competition law, in particular if a dominant position appears’. The Council and the Commission state that the first indent of Article 4, point (c): - applies to any provider of conditional access services operating on a cable, terrestrial or satellite broadcasting network in relation to broadcasters who have access to that network under the national procedures in force and wish to benefit from that conditional access service; - does not seek to impose an obligation to offer to any broadcaster access for television services to packages or tiers of television services configured and/or administered by the provider, or services involving transparent distribution to subscribers; - only requires Member States to ensure that broadcasters may have access to conditional access services and that the obligation in Article 4, point (c) does not extend to the underlying network. The Council and the Commission note with satisfaction that this interpretation is confirmed by the debates in the European Parliament. Accordingly, the Commission confirms that the Member States are not obliged, when transposing this Directive, to take measures that go beyond the limited and proportionate objectives referred to in Article 4, point (c) as stated above’. date: 1995-10-24T00:00:00 type: Final act signed body: CSL date: 1995-10-24T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP date: 1995-11-23T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: title: Directive 1995/47 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31995L0047 title: OJ L 281 23.11.1995, p. 0051 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:1995:281:SOM:EN:HTML
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