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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1573/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1573",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/1573 of 18 September 2015 appointing four Dutch members and five Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1573",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/1573\nof 18 September 2015\nappointing four Dutch members and five Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions\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 Dutch Government,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 26 January, on 5 February and on 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116, (EU) 2015/190 and (EU) 2015/994 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.\n(2)\nFour members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr R.E. (Ralph) DE VRIES, Mr A. (Bert) GIJSBERTS, Mrs W.H. (Hester) MAIJ and Mr B.S. (Bote) WILPSTRA.\n(3)\nFour alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr H. (Henk) BRINK, Mr J.H.J. (Hans) KONST, Mrs E.M. (Elvira) SWEET, and Mrs Dr J.M.E. (Annemieke) TRAAG.\n(4)\nAn alternate member's seat would become vacant following the appointment of Mr T.J.S.M. BOVENS as member 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 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70."
    }
  ],
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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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