{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1710/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/1710",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1710 of 7 October 2019 appointing three members and three alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1710",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1710\nof 7 October 2019\nappointing three members and three alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, 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 Spanish 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 October 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1792 Ms Yolanda BARCINA ANGULO was replaced by Ms Miren Uxue BARCOS BERRUEZO as a member, and Ms María Victoria PALAU TÁRREGA was replaced by Ms Elena CEBRIÁN CALVO as an alternate member. On 16 December 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/2397 Mr Paulino RIVERO BAUTE was replaced by Mr Fernando CLAVIJO BATLLE as a member, and Mr Javier GONZÁLEZ ORTIZ was replaced by Ms María Luisa de MIGUEL ANASAGASTI as an alternate member. On 11 April 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/572 Ms María Sol CALZADO GARCÍA was replaced by Mr Ángel Luis SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ as an alternate member. On 7 October 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1817 Ms Elena CEBRIÁN CALVO was replaced by Mr Joan CALABUIG RULL as an alternate member. On 25 June 2019, by Council Decision (EU) 2019/1107 Ms María Luisa de MIGUEL ANASAGASTI was replaced by Mr Julián ZAFRA DÍAZ as an alternate member.\n(2)\nThree members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Miren Uxue BARCOS BERRUEZO, Mr Fernando CLAVIJO BATLLE and Mr Juan Vicente HERRERA CAMPO.\n(3)\nAn alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Ángel Luis SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ.\n(4)\nTwo alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis of which Mr Joan CALABUIG RULL (Delegado del Consell para la Unión Europea y Relaciones Externas) and Mr Julián José ZAFRA DÍAZ (Director General de Asuntos Económicos con la Unión Europea del Gobierno de Canarias) were proposed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "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) 2015/1792 of 5 October 2015 appointing five Spanish members and five Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2015/2397 of 16 December 2015 appointing a Spanish member and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 332, 18.12.2015, p. 144)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/572 of 11 April 2016 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 97, 13.4.2016, p. 11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1817 of 7 October 2016 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 278, 14.10.2016, p. 45)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1107 of 25 June 2019 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 175, 28.6.2019, p. 37)."
    }
  ],
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