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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-40/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/40",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 19 January 2009 appointing one Danish member and two Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2009/40/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-40",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 19 January 2009\nappointing one Danish member and two Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2009/40/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 Danish 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 Ms Eva NEJSTGAARD. Two alternate members′ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Bjørn DAHL and the expiry of the mandate of Ms Anna Margrethe KAALUND,\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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  "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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