{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-34/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/34",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2012/34/CFSP of 23 January 2012 appointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-34",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2012/34/CFSP\nof 23 January 2012\nappointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240 thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2001/79/CFSP setting up the Military Committee of the European Union,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 3(1) of Decision 2001/79/CFSP, the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union (\"the Military Committee\") shall be appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Military Committee meeting at the level of the Chiefs of Defence. According to Article 3(2) of the said Decision, the term of office of the Chairman of the Military Committee is three years, unless the Council decides otherwise.\n(2)\nOn 8 December 2008, the Council appointed General Håkan SYRÉN as Chairman of the Military Committee for a period of three years as from 6 November 2009.\n(3)\nAt its meeting on 22 November 2011, the Military Committee meeting at the level of the Chiefs of Defence recommended that General Patrick de ROUSIERS be appointed Chairman of the Military Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 27, 30.1.2001, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision 2009/22/EC of 8 December 2008 appointing the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 51)."
    }
  ],
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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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