{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1731/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/1731",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/1731 of 12 November 2018 appointing two members and two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Denmark, of the Committee of the Regions",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1731",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2018/1731\nof 12 November 2018\nappointing two members and two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Denmark, 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 Danish 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 5 April 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/552, Mr Thomas KASTRUP-LARSEN was replaced by Mr Erik NIELSEN as a member. On 7 March 2017, by Council Decision (EU) 2017/426, Mr Erik NIELSEN was replaced by Ms Kirstine BILLE as a member and Ms Kirsten JENSEN was re-appointed as a member.\n(2)\nTwo members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Kirstine BILLE and Mr Jens Christian GJESING.\n(3)\nTwo alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr John SCHMIDT ANDERSEN and Ms Kirsten JENSEN,\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) 2016/552 of 5 April 2016 appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Denmark of the Committee of the Regions. (OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 12)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/426 of 7 March 2017 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Denmark, of the Committee of the Regions. (OJ L 64, 10.3.2017, p. 108)."
    }
  ],
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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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