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COMMISSION DECISION of 16 May 1997 on the appointment of members of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development (Text with EEA relevance) (97/307/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Decision 97/150/EC of 24 February 1997 on the setting up of a European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development (1), and in particular Articles 4 and 7 (1) thereof,

Whereas the members of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development are to be appointed by the Commission in the light of recommendations from organizations representing each sector concerned at Community level;

Whereas it is necessary to appoint 32 Members of the Forum for a period of four years;

Whereas it is necessary that the Commission designate a chairman from among the members of the Forum for a period of two years,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are appointed as members of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development:

Maria Buitenkamp

Willy Buschak

Margarida Cancela d'Abreu

Carmen de Andrés

Oliver Doubleday

Brigitte Ederer

John Elkington

Sylvie Faucheux

Marco Gaasch

Ralph Hallo

Thomas Immelmann

Per Kågeson

Jens Kampmann

Klaus Kohlhase

Jacques Kummer

Arunas Kundrotas

Bedrich Moldan

Armando Montanari

Joaquín Nieto Sainz

Hannu Nilsen

Thymio Papayannis

Ingolf Pernice

Giorgio Porta

Teresa Presas

Fiona Reynolds

Jean Salmon

Thorvald Stoltenberg

Uno Svedin

Margaret Sweeney

Laurence Tubiana

Silvia Zamboni

Tomasz Zylicz

Article 2

Thorvald Stoltenberg is designated as chairman of the European Consultative Forum on the environment and sustainable development for a period of two years.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 1997.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 58, 27. 2. 1997, p. 48.