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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-646/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/646",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 31 July 2008 appointing members and alternates of the Paediatric Committee to represent health professionals and patient associations (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/646/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-646",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 31 July 2008\nappointing members and alternates of the Paediatric Committee to represent health professionals and patient associations\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2008/646/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/23/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 requires that the Commission appoint representatives of health professionals and patient associations to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) Paediatric Committee.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006, a public call for expression of interest has been undertaken by the Commission. The European Parliament has been consulted on the result of the evaluation of the applications received in the framework of this call for expression of interest.\n(3)\nThe members and alternates of the Committee shall be appointed for a period of three years starting on 1 August 2008,\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 378, 27.12.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1902/2006 (OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 20)."
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