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| 29.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 241/119 |
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29.9.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 241/119

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2093

of 25 September 2023

appointing a 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 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 German 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) | A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Gerry WOOP was proposed for appointment. |
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(3)

A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Gerry WOOP was proposed for appointment.

| (4) | The German Government has proposed Mr Florian HAUER, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Internationales, Bevollmächtigter des Landes Berlin beim Bund (Permanent Secretary for Federal and European Affairs and International Relations, State of Berlin Delegate to the Federation), as a 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 German Government has proposed Mr Florian HAUER, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Internationales, Bevollmächtigter des Landes Berlin beim Bund (Permanent Secretary for Federal and European Affairs and International Relations, State of Berlin Delegate to the Federation), as a 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 Florian HAUER, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Internationales, Bevollmächtigter des Landes Berlin beim Bund (Permanent Secretary for Federal and European Affairs and International Relations, State of Berlin Delegate to the Federation), is hereby appointed as a 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, 25 September 2023.

For the Council

The President

H. GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ

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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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