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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-818/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/818",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 19 November 2004 appointing a German member of the Economic and Social Committee (2004/818/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-818",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 19 November 2004\nappointing a German member of the Economic and Social Committee\n(2004/818/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 Ulrich FREESE, of which the Council was informed on 22 July 2004,\nHaving regard to the nomination submitted by the German 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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