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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-828/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/828",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 5 December 2011 appointing six Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2011/828/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-828",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 5 December 2011\nappointing six Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2011/828/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 of the Dutch Government,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 22 December 2009 and on 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)\nSix members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Sipke SWIERSTRA, Mr Léon FRISSEN, Ms Rinske KRUISINGA, Mr Dick BUURSINK, Ms Karla PEIJS and Ms Lenie DWARSHUIS-VAN DE BEEK. Four alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr René VAN DIESSEN, Mr Sjoerd GALEMA, Mr Martin JAGER and Mr Joop BINNEKAMP. Two alternate members’ seats will become vacant following the appointment of Mr W.B.H.J. VAN DE DONK and Mr Co VERDAAS 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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11."
    }
  ],
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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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