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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-86/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/86",
  "legislation_title": "Decision of the European Parliament of 20 January 2010 electing the European Ombudsman (2010/86/EU, Euratom)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-86",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision of the European Parliament\nof 20 January 2010\nelecting the European Ombudsman\n(2010/86/EU, Euratom)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 24 and Article 228 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,\nHaving regard to its Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties,\nHaving regard to Rule 204 of its Rules of Procedure,\nHaving regard to the call for applications,\nHaving regard to its vote of 20 January 2010,\nHAS DECIDED:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 216, 10.9.2009, p. 7."
    }
  ],
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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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