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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-648/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/648",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 15 July 2008 appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee (2008/648/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-648",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 15 July 2008\nappointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee\n(2008/648/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 2006/524/EC, Euratom,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the German Government,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Commission,\nWhereas a seat as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr Ludolf VON WARTENBERG,\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 207, 28.7.2006, p. 30."
    }
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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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