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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-810/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/810",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 16 December 2013 appointing three Belgian members of the Committee of the Regions (2013/810/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-810",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 16 December 2013\nappointing three Belgian members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2013/810/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 Belgian 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)\nThree members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Xavier DESGAIN, Mr Jean-François ISTASSE and Mr Michel LEBRUN.\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",
  "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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