# L_2023079EN.01016101.xml

| 17.3.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 79/161 |
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17.3.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 79/161

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/596

of 13 March 2023

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Belgium, 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 made by the Belgian 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 20 January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102 (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 20 January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102 (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 end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Alexia BERTRAND was proposed for appointment. |
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(3)

An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Alexia BERTRAND was proposed for appointment.

| (4) | The Belgian Government has proposed Mr Pierre-Yves JEHOLET, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Ministre-Président de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, as 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 Belgian Government has proposed Mr Pierre-Yves JEHOLET, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Ministre-Président de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, as 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 Pierre-Yves JEHOLET, representative of a regional body who holds an electoral mandate, Ministre-Président de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, 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, 13 March 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. PEHRSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

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(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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