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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-419/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/419",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 25 May 2009 appointing one Belgian member of the European Economic and Social Committee (2009/419/EC, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-419",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 25 May 2009\nappointing one Belgian member of the European Economic and Social Committee\n(2009/419/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 2006/651/EC, Euratom,\nHaving regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Commission,\nWhereas a member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Christine FAES,\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 269, 28.9.2006, p. 13."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/419/introduction",
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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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