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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-872/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/872",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 18 November 2008 appointing two German alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2008/872/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-872",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 18 November 2008\nappointing two German alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2008/872/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 German Government,\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)\nTwo seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Stefan KRAXNER and Ms Ulrike KUHLO,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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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