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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/89",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 12 February 2007 appointing two Dutch members and four Dutch alternate members to the Committee of the Regions (2007/89/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 12 February 2007\nappointing two Dutch members and four Dutch alternate members to the Committee of the Regions\n(2007/89/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010.\n(2)\nTwo members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr Fons HERTOG and the resignation of Mr Pieter VAN WOENSEL. Four alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the mandate of Ms Laetitia GRIFFITH, the resignation of Mr James LIDTH DE JEUDE, the end of the mandate of Mr Wim ZWAAN and the resignation of Mr Alexander SAKKERS,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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