Council Decision

of 24 January 2012

appointing seven members of the Court of Auditors

(2012/60/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),

Whereas:

(1) The terms of office of Mr Olavi ALA-NISSILÄ, Mr Vítor Manuel da SILVA CALDEIRA, Mr Morten Louis LEVYSOHN, Mr Eoin O’SHEA, Mr Karel PINXTEN, Mr Massimo VARI and Mr H.G. WESSBERG are due to expire on 29 February 2012.

(2) New appointments should therefore be made,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 U.K.

The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2018:

• Mr Kevin CARDIFF,

• Mr Vítor Manuel da SILVA CALDEIRA,

• Mr Ville ITÄLÄ,

• Mr Henrik OTBO,

• Mr Karel PINXTEN,

• Mr Pietro RUSSO,

• Mr H.G. WESSBERG,

Article 2 U.K.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2012.

For the Council

The President

M. Vestager

(1)

Opinion of 13 December 2011 (not yet published in the Official Journal).