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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/659",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 27 May 2004 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2008 (2004/659/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-659",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 27 May 2004\non the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2008\n(2004/659/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Decision No 1419/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005 to 2019, and in particular Articles 2(3) and 4 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Selection Panel report of February 2004 submitted to the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with Article 2(2) of Decision No 1419/1999/EC,\nConsidering that the criteria laid down in Article 3 and Annex II of Decision No 1419/1999/EC are entirely fulfilled,\nHaving regard to the recommendation from the Commission of 27 April 2004,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "OJ L 166 of 1.7.1999, p. 1."
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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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