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Council Decision (EU) 2015/1573 of 18 September 2015 appointing four Dutch members and five Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

EU Decision 2015/1573 · Adopted 18 September 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2015/1573

of 18 September 2015

appointing four Dutch members and five Dutch alternate members 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 Dutch Government,

Whereas:

(1)

On 26 January, on 5 February and on 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116f1, (EU) 2015/190f2 and (EU) 2015/994f3 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

(2)

Four members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr R.E. (Ralph) DE VRIES, Mr A. (Bert) GIJSBERTS, Mrs W.H. (Hester) MAIJ and Mr B.S. (Bote) WILPSTRA.

(3)

Four alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr H. (Henk) BRINK, Mr J.H.J. (Hans) KONST, Mrs E.M. (Elvira) SWEET, and Mrs Dr J.M.E. (Annemieke) TRAAG.

(4)

An alternate member's seat would become vacant following the appointment of Mr T.J.S.M. BOVENS as member of the Committee of the Regions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42.

f2

OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25.

f3

OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature

1

The following are hereby appointed as members to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

  • Mr J.A. (John) JORRITSMA, Commissaris van de Koning in Fryslân

  • Mr Th.J.F.M. (Theo) BOVENS, Commissaris van de Koning in Limburg

  • Mr M.A. (Michiel) SCHEFFER, Gedeputeerde in Gelderland

  • Mr C.J. (Cees) LOGGEN, Gedeputeerde in Noord-Holland

2

The following are hereby appointed as alternate members to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

  • Mrs N. (Nienke) HOMAN, Gedeputeerde in Groningen

  • Mr A. (Ard) VAN DER TUUK, Gedeputeerde in Drenthe

  • Mr D.J.E. (Erik) LIEVERS, Gedeputeerde in Overijssel

  • Mrs A.M.A. (Mariëtte) PENNARTS-POUW, Gedeputeerde in Utrecht

  • Mr M.A. (Michiel) RIJSBERMAN, Gedeputeerde in Flevoland

3

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

Signature

Done at Brussels, 18 September 2015.

For the Council

The President

C. Dieschbourg