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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-359/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/359",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 15 May 2006 appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee (2006/359/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-359",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 15 May 2006\nappointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee\n(2006/359/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 German Government,\nHaving obtained the opinion of the European Commission,\nWhereas a German member’s seat on the above Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Bernhard WELSCHKE,\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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/359/introduction",
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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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