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Council Decision

of 20 September 2011

appointing a Luxembourg member and a Luxembourg alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2011/650/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Luxembourg Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU(1) and 2010/29/EU(2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Paul-Henri MEYERS. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Gilles ROTH as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

(a)

as member:

  • Mr Gilles ROTH, Bourgmestre de la Commune de Mamer;

and

(b)

as alternate member:

  • Mr Pierre WIES, Bourgmestre de la Commune de Larochette.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2011.

For the Council

The President

M. Sawicki