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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-22/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/22",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 8 December 2008 appointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union (2009/22/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-22",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 8 December 2008\nappointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union\n(2009/22/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207 thereof,\nRecalling Council Decision 2001/79/CFSP of 22 January 2001 setting up the Military Committee of the European Union,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 3 of Decision 2001/79/CFSP, the Chairman of the Military Committee is to be appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Committee meeting at the level of the Chiefs of Defence.\n(2)\nAt its meeting on 29 October 2008, the Committee meeting at the level of the Chiefs of Defence recommended that General Håkan SYRÉN be appointed Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union,\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 27, 30.1.2001, p. 4."
    }
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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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