{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-647/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/647",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 15 July 2008 appointing a Finnish member of the Economic and Social Committee (2008/647/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-647",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 15 July 2008\nappointing a Finnish member of the Economic and Social Committee\n(2008/647/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 Decision 2006/651/EC, Euratom,\nHaving regard to the proposal submitted by the Finnish Government,\nHaving obtained the opinion of the Commission,\nWhereas:\nA member’s seat on the Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Eero LEHTI,\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/2008/647/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."
}