# L_2023039EN.01006201.xml

| 9.2.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 39/62 |
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9.2.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 39/62

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/276

of 6 February 2023

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus, 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 Cypriot 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 8 June 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/766 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 1 February 2020 to 25 January 2025. |
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(2)

On 8 June 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/766 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 1 February 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 Mr Panayiotis VASILIOU 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 Mr Panayiotis VASILIOU was proposed for appointment.

| (4) | The Cypriot Government has proposed Mr Christodoulos PAPACHRISTOU, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Πρόεδρος Κοινοτικού Συμβουλίου, Κοινότητα Ψεματισμένου, Επαρχία Λάρνακας (President of the Community Council, Community of Psematismenos, Larnaca District), 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 Cypriot Government has proposed Mr Christodoulos PAPACHRISTOU, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Πρόεδρος Κοινοτικού Συμβουλίου, Κοινότητα Ψεματισμένου, Επαρχία Λάρνακας (President of the Community Council, Community of Psematismenos, Larnaca District), 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 Christodoulos PAPACHRISTOU, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Πρόεδρος Κοινοτικού Συμβουλίου, Κοινότητα Ψεματισμένου, Επαρχία Λάρνακας (President of the Community Council, Community of Psematismenos, Larnaca District), 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, 6 February 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. ROSWALL

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

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/766 of 8 June 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 1 February 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 187, 12.6.2020, p. 3).

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