{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-767/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/767",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/767 of 22 May 2018 fixing the period for the ninth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-767",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/767\nof 22 May 2018\nfixing the period for the ninth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 11(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nBy its Decision 78/639/Euratom, ECSC, EEC, the Council fixed the period for the first election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage from 7 to 10 June 1979.\n(2)\nIt proves to be impossible to hold the ninth election during the corresponding period of 2019.\n(3)\nAnother electoral period should therefore be determined,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Opinion of 18 April 2018 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision 78/639/Euratom, ECSC, EEC of 25 July 1978 fixing the period for the first election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (OJ L 205, 29.7.1978, p. 75)."
    }
  ],
  "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."
}