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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-743/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/743",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 5 July 2004 appointing a Belgian member of the Economic and Social Committee (2004/743/EC, Euratom)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 5 July 2004\nappointing a Belgian member of the Economic and Social Committee\n(2004/743/EC, Euratom)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2002/758/EC, Euratom of 17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002 to 20 September 2006,\nWhereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Wilfried BEIRNAERT, of which the Council was informed on 10 September 2003;\nHaving regard to the nomination submitted by the Belgian Government,\nHaving obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Union,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 253, 21.9.2002, p. 9."
    }
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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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