# Council Decision (EU) 2016/1716 of 20 September 2016 appointing two members and two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain of the Committee of the Regions, Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1716
of 20 September 2016
appointing two members and two alternate members, 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) 2015/116, (EU) 2015/190 and (EU) 2015/994 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.
(2)
Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Alberto FABRA PART and Ms Nuria MARÍN MARTÍNEZ.
(3)
Two alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office Mr Francisco Javier LEÓN DE LA RIVA and Mr Fernando MARTÍNEZ-MAILLO TORIBIO,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1716/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1716/introduction
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