{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-653/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/653",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 8 September 2014 appointing two Italian members and four Italian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2014/653/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-653",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 8 September 2014\nappointing two Italian members and four Italian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2014/653/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 Italian 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 June 2011, by Council Decision 2011/375/EU, Mr Roberto RUOCCO was appointed as member until 25 January 2015. On 16 July 2012, by Council Decision 2012/405/EU Ms Lucia LIBERTINO was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.\n(2)\nTwo members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Giorgio GRANELLO and Mr Roberto RUOCCO.\n(3)\nFour alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Carmela CASILE, Mr Francesco DE MICHELI, Ms Lucia LIBERTINO and Mr Sergio SOAVE,\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 168, 28.6.2011, p. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 189, 19.7.2012, p. 9."
    }
  ],
  "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."
}