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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-665/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/665",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/665 of 3 April 2017 appointing five members and nine alternate members, proposed by Romania, of the Committee of the Regions",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-665",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/665\nof 3 April 2017\nappointing five members and nine alternate members, proposed by Romania, 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 Romanian 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 21 April 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/642, Mr Robert Sorin NEGOIȚĂ was replaced by Mr Ovidiu Iulian PORTARIUC as an alternate member.\n(2)\nFour members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Cristian ADOMNIȚEI, Mr Ovidiu Ion BRĂILOIU, Mr Răducu George FILIPESCU and Mr Cătălin George MUNTEANU.\n(3)\nA member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis of which Mr Victor MORARU (Mayor of Amara, Ialomița County) was proposed.\n(4)\nEight alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Gheorghe CATRINOIU, Mr Ciprian DOBRE, Mr Alexandru DRĂGAN, Mr Ovidiu Iulian PORTARIUC, Mr Emil PROȘCAN, Mr Mihai Adrian ȘTEF, Mr Florin Grigore TECĂU and Mr Ion Marcel VELA.\n(5)\nAn alternate member's seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Adrian Ovidiu TEBAN as a member of the Committee of the Regions,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "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) 2016/642 of 21 April 2016 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by Romania, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 108, 23.4.2016, p. 34)."
    }
  ],
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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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