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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-242/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/242",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 April 2011 on the members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health established by Decision 2004/613/EC (2011/242/EU)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 14 April 2011\non the members of the advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health established by Decision 2004/613/EC\n(2011/242/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Commission Decision 2004/613/EC of 6 August 2004 concerning the creation of an advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health, and in particular Article 3 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAn advisory group on the food chain and animal and plant health has been established by Decision 2004/613/EC with effect from 25 August 2004. This group is consulted by the Commission on its programme of work on food and feed safety, food and feed labelling and presentation, human nutrition in relation to food legislation, animal health and welfare, and plant health and also on any measures which the Commission has to take or propose in these fields.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 3(3) of Decision 2004/613/EC, the Commission shall select representative European bodies which most effectively meet the criteria referred to in Article 3(1) of that Decision and who have responded to the call for an expression of interest.\n(3)\nThe Commission originally selected 36 members of the advisory group. The list of original members was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in 2005.\n(4)\nThe Commission has now decided to extend the membership of the advisory group, in particular in order to include certain unrepresented sectors. Following a call for expressions of interest, nine additional bodies have been selected.\n(5)\nAll members of the advisory group have equal status.\n(6)\nIt is appropriate to confirm the 36 current members of the advisory group, and, in addition, to appoint the 9 newly selected members,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "status": null,
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 275, 25.8.2004, p. 17."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 97, 21.4.2005, p. 2."
    }
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