Council Decision (EU) 2016/409

of 14 March 2016

appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions

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 Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)
On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/1161, (EU) 2015/1902 and (EU) 2015/9943 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.
(2)

A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Luisa Fernanda RUDÍ ÚBEDA.

(3)

An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Roberto Pablo BERMÚDEZ DE CASTRO Y MUR,

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 2020:

  1. (a)

    as a member:

    • Sr. D. Francisco Javier LAMBÁN MONTAÑÉS, Presidente de Aragón;

    and

  2. (b)

    as an alternate member:

    • Sr. D. Vicente GUILLÉN IZQUIERDO, Consejero de Presidencia del Gobierno de Aragón.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2016.

For the Council

The President

M.H.P. van Dam