{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-515/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/515",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 30 July 2014 appointing four Irish members and four Irish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2014/515/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-515",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 30 July 2014\nappointing four Irish members and four Irish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2014/515/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 Irish 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. On 20 September 2011, by Council Decision 2011/649/EU, Mr Des HURLEY was appointed as member and Ms Catherine YORE was appointed as alternate member until 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 Mr Gerry BREEN, Ms Constance HANNIFFY, Mr Des HURLEY and Mr Brian MEANEY.\n(3)\nTwo alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Barney STEELE and Ms Catherine YORE.\n(4)\nTwo alternate members' seats will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Maria BYRNE and Ms Mary FREEHILL 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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 261, 6.10.2011, p. 25."
    }
  ],
  "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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