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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-41/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/41",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 18 January 2011 appointing three Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2011/41/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-41",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 18 January 2011\nappointing three Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2011/41/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Dutch Government,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 22 December 2009 and 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.\n(2)\nThree members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Annemarie JORRITSMA-LEBBINK, Ms Luzette WAGENAAR-KROON and Mr Rob BATS.\n(3)\nFour alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Ellie FRANSSEN, Mr Job COHEN, Ms Rinda DEN BESTEN and Mr Hendrikus DE LANGE.\n(4)\nTwo alternate members’ seats will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Hans KOK and Mr Henk KOOL as members of the Committee of the Regions,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22, and OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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