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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1205/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1205",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1205 of 18 July 2016 appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the Committee of the Regions",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1205",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1205\nof 18 July 2016\nappointing two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands 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 2015, 5 February 2015 and 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. On 13 July 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1140, Mr N.A. (André) VAN DE NADORT was replaced by Mr H.J.J. (Henri) LENFERINK as an alternate member. On 18 September 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1573, Mr J.H.J. (Hans) KONST was replaced by Mr A. (Ard) VAN DER TUUK as an alternate member.\n(2)\nTwo alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr H.J.J. (Henri) LENFERINK and Mr A. (Ard) VAN DER TUUK,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/1140 of 13 July 2015 appointing two Dutch members and two Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 185, 14.7.2015, p. 17)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/1573 of 18 September 2015 appointing four Dutch members and five Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 245, 22.9.2015, p. 10)."
    }
  ],
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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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