Council Decision

of 18 May 2010

appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

2010/C 137/08

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of 20 December 2006 on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality [1], and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 provides, inter alia, that the Council should appoint 18 members, as well as alternates, of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality for a period of three years.

(2) Eighteen Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom) are due to nominate members and alternate members for the period from 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2013.

(3) The Governments of all the above-mentioned Member States have submitted to the Council lists of candidates,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the period from 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2013:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Country | Members | Alternates |

Belgium | Mr Michel PASTEEL | Ms Annemie PERNOT |

Bulgaria | Ms Tatyana Spassova KMETOVA | Ms Petia Mihaylova MOEVA |

Czech Republic | Ms Andrea BAR?OV? | Mr Czeslaw WALEK |

Germany | Ms Eva Maria WELSKOP-DEFFAA | Ms Renate AUGSTEIN |

Estonia | Ms K?thlin SANDER | Mr Christian VESKE |

Spain | Ms Enriqueta CHICANO J?VEGA | Ms Cecilia PAYNO DE ORIVE |

France | Ms Elisabeth TOM?-GERTHEINRICHS | Ms Fran?oise VILAIN |

Hungary | Ms Zsuzsa SEBESTY?N | Ms Katalin KISSN? BENCZE |

Malta | Ms Therese BUGEJA | Ms Therese SPITERI |

Netherlands | Ms Carlien SCHEELE | Mr Ferdi LICHER |

Austria | Ms Vera JAUK | Mr Dietmar HILLBRAND |

Portugal | Ms Sara FALC?O CASACA | Mr Pedro DELGADO ALVES |

Romania | Mr Florin-Marian NEGREA | Ms Andra Cristina CROITORU |

Slovenia | Mr Roman KUHAR | Ms Maru?a GORTNAR |

Slovakia | Ms Martina JAN?KOV? | Ms Jana STANKOV? |

Finland | Ms Tarja HEINIL?-HANNIKAINEN | Ms Riitta MARTIKAINEN |

Sweden | Ms Helén LUNDKVIST | Mr Lars WITTENMARK |

United Kingdom | Ms Helene REARDON-BOND | Ms Celia REED |

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2010.

For the Council

The President

E. Salgado

[1] OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 9.

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