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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-311/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/311",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 14 April 2008 appointing an Irish member to the European Economic and Social Committee (2008/311/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-311",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 14 April 2008\nappointing an Irish member to the European Economic and Social Committee\n(2008/311/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 2006/651/EC, Euratom,\nHaving regard to the proposal submitted by the Irish Government,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Commission,\nWhereas a member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Arthur FORBES,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 13. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/622/EC, Euratom (OJ L 253, 28.9.2007, p. 39)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/311/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."
}