# L_2021279EN.01003001.xml

| 3.8.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 279/30 |
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3.8.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 279/30

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1282

of 30 July 2021

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Czech Republic, 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 Czech Government,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Article 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. |
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(1)

Pursuant to Article 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.

| (2) | On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025. |
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(2)

On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

| (3) | An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the death of Mr Pavel HEČKO. |
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(3)

An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the death of Mr Pavel HEČKO.

| (4) | The Czech Government has proposed Mr Arnošt ŠTĚPÁNEK, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Zastupitel Královéhradeckého kraje, Česká republika (Representative of the Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic), 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, |
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(4)

The Czech Government has proposed Mr Arnošt ŠTĚPÁNEK, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Zastupitel Královéhradeckého kraje, Česká republika (Representative of the Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic), 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Arnošt ŠTĚPÁNEK, representative of a regional body who holds an electoral mandate, Zastupitel Královéhradeckého kraje, Česká republika (Representative of the Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic), 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.

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 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 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).

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