{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-47/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/47",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 28 January 2014 appointing eight Portuguese members and seven Portuguese alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2014/47/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-47",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 28 January 2014\nappointing eight Portuguese members and seven Portuguese alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2014/47/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 Portuguese 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)\nEight members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr José CORREIA, Mr Manuel FREXES, Mr Francisco MESQUITA MACHADO, Mr Carlos PINTO, Mr Carlos PINTO DE SÁ, Mr Joaquim RAPOSO, Mr Rui RIO and Mr Fernando RUAS.\n(3)\nSeven alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Álvaro AMARO, Mr António BORGES, Mr Joaquim DIAS VALENTE, Mr Carlos MARTA, Mr António Jorge NUNES, Mr Vítor PROENÇA and Mr Jaime SOARES,\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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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