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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2397/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/2397",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/2397 of 16 December 2015 appointing a Spanish member and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2397",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/2397\nof 16 December 2015\nappointing a Spanish member and a Spanish alternate member 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 Spanish 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)\nA member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Paulino RIVERO BAUTE.\n(3)\nAn alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Javier GONZALEZ ORTIZ,\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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