Document ID: 32021D1298
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>5.8.2021&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 282/34</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1298
of 30 July 2021
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, 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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions ( 1 ) ,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article&#160;300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>On 20&#160;January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a>, appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26&#160;January 2020 to 25&#160;January 2025.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>An alternate member&#8217;s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Juan Jos&#233; MART&#205;NEZ LOZANO was proposed for appointment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>The Spanish Government has proposed Mr Adri&#225;n Ariel ZITTELLI FERRARI, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly,<span>Director-General de Uni&#243;n Europea de la Regi&#243;n de Murcia</span> &#8211;<span>Asamblea Regional de Murcia</span> (Director-General for European Union Affairs for the Region of Murcia &#8211; Regional Assembly of Murcia), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25&#160;January 2025,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Adrián Ariel ZITTELLI FERRARI, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Director-General de Unión Europea de la Región de Murcia – Asamblea Regional de Murcia (Director-General for European Union Affairs for the Region of Murcia – Regional Assembly of Murcia), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 30 July 2021.
For the Council
The President
G. DOVŽAN
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( 1 ) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13 .
( 2 ) Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 ( OJ L 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2 ).
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