Council Decision
of 24 September 2012
appointing a German member and a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/525/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 German Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU 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 Peter MÜLLER.
(3)
An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Stephan TOSCANI,
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:
1. as member:
  - Ms Helma KUHN-THEIS, Bevollmächtigte für Europaangelegenheiten;
and
2. as alternate member:
  - Ms Isolde RIES, Vizepräsidentin des Landtages des Saarlandes.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 24 September 2012.
For the Council
The President
A. D. Mavroyiannis
OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.
OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.