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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-440/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/440",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 25 May 2009 appointing four Finnish members and two Finnish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2009/440/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-440",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 25 May 2009\nappointing four Finnish members and two Finnish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2009/440/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 Finnish 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)\nFour members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Ms Auli HYVÄRINEN and Ms Elina LEHTO-HÄGGROTH and following the end of mandate of Mr Risto ERVELÄ and Mr Risto KOIVISTO. Two alternate members' seats have become vacant following the resignation of Ms Martina MALMBERG and Ms Heini UTUNEN,\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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