6.8.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/29


COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 July 2014

appointing a Belgian member of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/520/EU)

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 Belgian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2)

A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

Mr Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, Präsident des Parlamentes der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI


(1)   OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)   OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.