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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1985-375/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1985/375",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 25 July 1985 laying down the procedure for appointing those members of the European Foundation to be chosen by the Community (85/375/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1985-375",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 25 July 1985\nlaying down the procedure for appointing those members of the European Foundation to be chosen by the Community\n(85/375/EEC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, established, by an Agreement of 29 March 1982, a European Foundation;\nWhereas that Agreement provides that 10 members of the Foundation's Board may be appointed by the Community;\nWhereas a procedure should be laid down to enable this right to be exercised;\nWhereas provision should be made for appropriate participation in the Foundation's Board by Members of the European Parliament;\nWhereas the Treaty has not provided the specific necessary powers for this purpose,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No C 112, 7. 5. 1985, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion delivered on 12 July 1985 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1985/375/introduction",
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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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