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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-881/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/881",
  "legislation_title": "European Council Decision of 1 December 2009 on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council (2009/881/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-881",
  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The Presidency of the Council, with the exception of the Foreign Affairs configuration, shall be held by pre-established groups of three Member States for a period of 18 months. The groups shall be made up on a basis of equal rotation among the Member States, taking into account their diversity and geographical balance within the Union.\n2. Each member of the group shall in turn chair for a six-month period all configurations of the Council, with the exception of the Foreign Affairs configuration. The other members of the group shall assist the Chair in all its responsibilities on the basis of a common programme. Members of the team may decide alternative arrangements among themselves.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/881/article/1",
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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."
}