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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-719/annex-IV/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/719",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 5 October 2006 on the accession of the Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (2006/719/EC)",
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  "path": "annex/IV/article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The Permanent Bureau shall have its seat at The Hague. It shall be composed of a Secretary General and four Secretaries who shall be appointed by the Government of the Netherlands upon presentation by the Standing Government Committee.\n2. The Secretary General and the Secretaries must possess appropriate legal knowledge and practical experience. In their appointment account shall also be taken of diversity of geographic representation and of legal expertise.\n3. The number of Secretaries may be increased after consultation with the Council and in accordance with Article 9.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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