Council Decision

of 18 January 2010

appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015

(2010/29/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 300(3) and 305 thereof, in conjunction with Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,

Whereas:

(1) Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that members or alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, besides being representatives of regional or local bodies, "either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly".

(2) Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for the members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.

(3) Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions sets out the allocation of members of the Committee of the Regions.

(4) As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions is due to expire on 25 January 2010, new members and alternate members should be appointed to the Committee of the Regions.

(5) On 22 December 2009, the Council adopted the proposals of members and alternate members submitted by the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Cypriot, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish, Swedish and British Governments and the list containing 24 members and 23 alternate members submitted by the German Government [1].

(6) The members and alternate members proposed by the Irish government as well as one alternate member proposed by the German government, should now be appointed to the Committee of the Regions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015:

- as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I,

- as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 January 2010.

For the Council

The President

E. Espinosa

[1] OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

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ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I - ANEXO I - P??LOHA I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - I LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - I PIELIKUMS - I PRIEDAS - I. MELL?KLET - ANNESS I - BIJLAGE I - ZA??CZNIK I - ANEXO I - ANEXA I - PR?LOHA I - PRILOGA I - LIITE I - BILAGA I

Членове / Miembros / ?lenové / Medlemmer / Mitglieder / Liikmed / Μ?λη / Members / Membres / Membri / Locek?i / Nariai / Tagok / Membri / Leden / Cz?onkowie / Membros / Membri / ?lenovia / ?lani / J?senet / Ledam?ter

IRELAND

Mr Gerry BREEN

Member of Dublin City Council and Dublin Regional Authority

Ms Constance HANNIFFY

Member of Offaly County Council and Midland Regional Authority

Mr Denis LANDY

Member of South Tipperary County Council and South East Regional Authority

Mr Declan MCDONNELL

Member of Galway City Council and West Regional Authority

Mr Patrick MCGOWAN

Member of Donegal County Council and Border Regional Authority

Mr Brian MEANEY

Member of Clare County Council and Mid-West Regional Authority

Ms Michelle MULHERIN

Member of Mayo County Council and West Regional Authority

Mr Paul O’DONOGHUE

Member of Kerry County Council and South West Regional Authority

Ms Fiona O’LOUGHLIN

Member of Kildare County Council and Mid-East Regional Authority

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ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II - ANEXO II - P??LOHA II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - II LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - II PIELIKUMS - II PRIEDAS - II. MELL?KLET - ANNESS II - BIJLAGE II - ZA??CZNIK II - ANEXO II - ANEXA II - PR?LOHA II - PRILOGA II - LIITE II - BILAGA II

Заместник-членове / Suplentes / Náhradníci / Suppleanter / Stellvertreter / Asendusliikmed / Αναπληρωτ?? / Alternates / Suppléants / Supplenti / Aizstājēji / Pakaitiniai nariai / Póttagok / Supplenti / Plaatsvervangers / Zast?pcy / Suplentes / Suplean?i / Náhradníci / Nadomestni ?lani / Varaj?senet / Suppleanter

DEUTSCHLAND

Herr Gustav BERGEMANN

Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags

IRELAND

Mr Terry BRENNAN

Member of Louth County Council

Ms Maria BYRNE

Member of Limerick City Council

Ms Mary FREEHILL

Member of Dublin City Council

Mr John LAHART

Member of South Dublin County Council

Mr Michael MCGREAL

Member of Roscommon County Council

Mr Niall MCNELIS

Member of Galway City Council

Mr John PENDER

Member of Carlow County Council

Ms Mary SHIELDS

Member of Cork City Council

Mr Barney STEELE

Member of Longford County Council

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