Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

(1)	The terms of office of Mr Gijs DE VRIES, Mr Henri GRETHEN, Mr Michel CRETIN, Mr Ioannis SARMAS and Mr David BOSTOCK are due to expire on 31 December 2013.

(2)	New appointments should therefore be made,

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2019:

—	Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER,

—	Mr Henri GRETHEN,

—	Ms Danièle LAMARQUE,

—	Mr Nikolaos MILIONIS,

—	Mr Phil WYNN OWEN.

Article 2

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