COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 September 2009

appointing one Spanish member and one Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2009/754/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)	On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

(2)	A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Juan José IBARRETXE MARKUARTU. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Iñaki AGUIRRE ARIZMENDI,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

(a)

as member:

—	Mr Francisco Javier LÓPEZ ÁLVAREZ, Presidente del Gobierno Vasco,

and

(b)

as alternate member:

—	Mr Guillermo ECHENIQUE GONZÁLEZ, Secretario General de Acción Exterior, País Vasco.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2009.

For the Council

The President

M. OLOFSSON