Article 1

The following person is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, ending on 25 January 2010:

Mr Carlos Alberto PINTO, Presidente da Câmara Municipal da Covilhã.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2008.

For the Council

The President

C. Lagarde