{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1666/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/1666",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/1666 of 6 November 2018 appointing two members and five alternate members, proposed by the Portuguese Republic, of the Committee of the Regions",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1666",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/1666\nof 6 November 2018\nappointing two members and five alternate members, proposed by the Portuguese Republic, 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 Portuguese 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.\n(2)\nTwo members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr António BRAGANÇA FERNANDES and Mr Luís GOMES.\n(3)\nFive alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Francisco LOPES, Ms Isaura MORAIS, Mr Américo PEREIRA, Mr António PEREIRA and Mr Aníbal REIS COSTA,\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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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