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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/46",
  "legislation_title": "Decision of the European Parliament of 11 January 2005 appointing the European Ombudsman (2005/46/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-46",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision of the European Parliament\nof 11 January 2005\nappointing the European Ombudsman\n(2005/46/EC, Euratom)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 21, second paragraph, and 195 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 107d thereof,\nHaving regard to its decision of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties, as amended by its decision of 14 March 2002,\nHaving regard to Rule 194 of its Rules of Procedure,\nHaving regard to the call for applications,\nHaving regard to its vote of 11 January 2005,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 92, 9.4.2002, p. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ C 213, 25.8.2004, 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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