COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 September 2010
appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015
(2010/570/EU, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 300(2) and 302 thereof, in conjunction with Article 7 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The term of office of the current members of the European Economic and Social Committee expires on 20 September 2010 (1). Members of that Committee should therefore be appointed for a period of 5 years as from 21 September 2010.
(2)
Each Member State has submitted a list containing a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to it by the Treaty, all such candidates being representatives of organisations of employers, of the employed and of other parties representative of civil society, notably in socioeconomic, civic, professional and cultural areas. However, the Government of Romania will propose at a later stage one further candidate to complete the list according to the number of seats allocated by the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision are hereby appointed members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 13 September 2010.