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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-904/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/904",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 27 November 2008 appointing a Dutch member and two Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2008/904/EC)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 27 November 2008\nappointing a Dutch member and two Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2008/904/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 Dutch 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)\nA member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Nico SCHOOF. One alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Lodewijk ASSCHER. Another alternate member’s seat becomes vacant following the appointment, by this Decision, of Mr Bas VERKERK as a member of the Committee of the Regions,\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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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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