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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-677/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/677",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 25 September 2014 appointing a Dutch member and four Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2014/677/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-677",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 25 September 2014\nappointing a Dutch member and four Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\n(2014/677/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 DutchGovernment,\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 18 January 2011, by Council Decision 2011/41/EU, Mr H.P.M. (Henk) KOOL was appointed as member and Mr H.A.J. (Henk) AALDERINK, Mr J.P.W. (Jan Willem) GROOT and Ms L.W.C.M. (Loes) van der MEIJS were appointed as alternate members until 25 January 2015. On 11 December 2012, by Council Decision 2012/779/EU Ms J.H.M. (Jon) HERMANS-VLOEDBELD was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.\n(2)\nA member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr H.P.M. (Henk) KOOL.\n(3)\nFour alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr H.A.J. (Henk) AALDERINK, Mr J.P.W. (Jan Willem) GROOT, Ms J.H.M. (Jon) HERMANS-VLOEDBELD and Ms L.W.C.M. (Loes) van der MEIJS,\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 19, 22.1.2011, p. 17."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 342, 14.12.2012, p. 45."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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