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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-453/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/453",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 13 June 2005 appointing a Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (2005/453/EC, Euratom)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 13 June 2005\nappointing a Member of the European Economic and Social Committee\n(2005/453/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,\nHaving regard to the nomination submitted by the Lithuanian Government,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Commission,\nWhereas:\nA Member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Arvydas ŽYGIS, of which the Council was informed on 10 January 2005,\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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