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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-640/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/640",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/640 of 21 April 2016 appointing five members of the Court of Auditors",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-640",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/640\nof 21 April 2016\nappointing five members of the Court of Auditors\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposals by the Czech Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic,\nHaving regard to the opinions of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe terms of office of Mr Jan KINŠT, Mr Igors LUDBORŽS, Mr Augustyn KUBIK, Mr Milan Martin CVIKL and Mr Ladislav BALKO are due to expire on 6 May 2016.\n(2)\nNew appointments should therefore be made,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Opinions of 13 April 2016 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
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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."
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