Introductory text

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 French Government,

Whereas:

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

One member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Laurent BEAUVAIS.

Eleven alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Josette BOREL-LINCERTIN, Ms Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLE, Ms Marie-Marguerite DUFAY, Mr Daniel DUGLERY, Mr Nicolas FLORIAN, Ms Karine GLOANEC-MAURIN, Mr Hervé HOCQUARD, Mr Jean-Louis JOSEPH, Mr Daniel PERCHERON, Mr Christophe ROSSIGNOL and Mr Michel VAUZELLE.

One alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis of which Mr Guillaume CROS (Conseiller régional de Midi-Pyrénées) was proposed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: