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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-444/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/444",
  "legislation_title": "European Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/444 of 9 March 2017 electing the President of the European Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-444",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "European Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/444\nof 9 March 2017\nelecting the President of the European Council\nTHE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 30 August 2014, by European Council Decision 2014/638/EU, Mr Donald TUSK was elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2014 until 31 May 2017.\n(2)\nIn accordance with the Treaty on European Union, the holder of the office of President of the European Council may be re-elected once,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "European Council Decision 2014/638/EU of 30 August 2014 electing the President of the European Council (OJ L 262, 2.9.2014, p. 5)."
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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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