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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-525/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/525",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 7 July 2009 appointing one UK member of the European Economic and Social Committee (2009/525/EC, Euratom)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 7 July 2009\nappointing one UK member of the European Economic and Social Committee\n(2009/525/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 Government of the United Kingdom,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the Commission,\nWhereas one member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Marge CAREY,\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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  "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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