Council Decision (EU) 2017/546 of 21 March 2017 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions

Council Decision (EU) 2017/546 of 21 March 2017 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions 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 German Government, Whereas: (1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42). , (EU) 2015/190 Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25). and (EU) 2015/994 Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70). appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. (2) A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Helmuth MARKOV. (3) An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the appointment of Ms Anne QUART as a member of the Committee of the Regions, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 2020: (a) as a member: Ms Anne QUART, Staatssekretärin für Europa und Verbraucherschutz, Ministerium der Justiz und für Europa und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg; and (b) as an alternate member: Mr Stefan LUDWIG, Mitglied der Landesregierung Brandenburg, Minister der Justiz und für Europa und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 21 March 2017. For the Council The President E. Scicluna