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  "legislation": "eudn/2001/548",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 9 July 2001 on the setting-up of a committee in the area of supplementary pensions (notified under document number C(2001) 1775) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/548/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 9 July 2001\non the setting-up of a committee in the area of supplementary pensions\n(notified under document number C(2001) 1775)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2001/548/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Communities, and in particular Articles 138 and 140 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe European Commission, in its Social Policy Agenda of 28 June 2000, proposed to create a pensions forum to address the issue of pensions and mobility with all relevant actors by issuing a communication.\n(2)\nThe European Commission, in its communication ‘Towards a single market for supplementary pensions’ of 11 May 1999 (COM (1999) 134 final), supported the idea of setting up a pensions forum, as put forward by the High-Level Panel on Freedom of Movement, and consequent decided to convene such a forum to meet at least twice a year and to be made up of representatives or governments, the social partners, pension funds and, where appropriate, other institutions active in this area.\n(3)\nThe European Parliament welcomed the Commission communication and the setting-up of such a Committee in its resolution concerning the Commission communication ‘Towards a single market for supplementary pensions’,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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