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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-649/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/649",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 24 May 2004 appointing two United Kingdom members and five United Kingdom alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2004/649/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-649",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 24 May 2004\nappointing two United Kingdom members and five United Kingdom alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2004/649/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.\n(2)\nThe seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mrs Christine MAY, of which the Council was notified on 24 July 2003, the seats of three alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following expiry of the mandates of Mrs Diane BUNYAN, Mr Hugh HALCRO-JOHNSTON and Mrs Irene McGUGAN, of which the Council was notified on 24 July 2003; a member’s seat has become vacant following the resignation of Mrs Irene OLDFATHER, of which the Council was notified on 5 May 2004 and two alternate member’s seats have become vacant following the nomination of Mr Jack McCONNELL and Mr Corrie McCHORD as full members,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38."
    }
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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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