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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-538/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/538",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 29 June 2004 appointing the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union (2004/538/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-538",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 29 June 2004\nappointing the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union\n(2004/538/EC, Euratom)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(2) thereof,\nWhereas the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union should be appointed,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/538/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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