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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-769/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/769",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/769 of 22 May 2018 appointing three members, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the European Economic and Social Committee",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-769",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/769\nof 22 May 2018\nappointing three members, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the European Economic and Social Committee\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal of the Government of the Netherlands,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 18 September 2015 and 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 and (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020.\n(2)\nThree members' seats on the European Economic and Social Committee have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Dirk WESTENDORP, Mr Jan SIMONS and Mr Joost VAN IERSEL,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 of 18 September 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 53)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 of 1 October 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 23)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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