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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-238/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/238",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 21 May 2013 appointing four United Kingdom members and three United Kingdom alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2013/238/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-238",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 21 May 2013\nappointing four United Kingdom members and three United Kingdom alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2013/238/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 United Kingdom 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)\nFour members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Amanda BYRNE, Ms Christine CHAPMAN, Ms Flo CLUCAS and Mr Roger KNOX. Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Peter MOORE and Mr Sandy PARK. An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Paula BAKER as member 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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