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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/459",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 6 June 2008 appointing a United Kingdom member to the Committee of the Regions (2008/459/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-459",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 6 June 2008\nappointing a United Kingdom member to the Committee of the Regions\n(2008/459/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 of the Government of the United Kingdom,\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)\nOne member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Conor MURPHY,\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",
  "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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