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| 19.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 337/8 |
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19.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 337/8

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 November 2013

appointing two members and three alternates of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators

2013/C 337/07

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

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Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 provides that the Council is to appoint five members and their alternates to the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. |
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Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 provides that the Council is to appoint five members and their alternates to the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.

| (2) | In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, a member of the Administrative Board is not to be a member of the Board of Regulators and the members of the Administrative Board are to act independently and objectively in the public interest. |
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In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, a member of the Administrative Board is not to be a member of the Board of Regulators and the members of the Administrative Board are to act independently and objectively in the public interest.

| (3) | By Decision of 22 December 2009 (2), the Council appointed to the Administrative Board three members and three alternates for six years, and two members and two alternates for four years. |
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By Decision of 22 December 2009 (2), the Council appointed to the Administrative Board three members and three alternates for six years, and two members and two alternates for four years.

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| (4) | Following the expiry of the four-year mandates of two members and two alternates, and the resignation of one alternate from his six-year mandate, two members and three alternates should be appointed to replace them, |
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Following the expiry of the four-year mandates of two members and two alternates, and the resignation of one alternate from his six-year mandate, two members and three alternates should be appointed to replace them,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following persons shall be appointed members of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for a period of four years from 28 January 2014:

| — | Guy LENTZ, Luxembourg, |
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Guy LENTZ, Luxembourg,

| — | Jochen PENKER, Austria. |
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Jochen PENKER, Austria.

Article 2

The following persons shall be appointed alternate members of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for a period of four years from 28 January 2014:

| — | Detlef DAUKE, Germany, |
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Detlef DAUKE, Germany,

| — | Pal KOVACS, Hungary, |
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Pal KOVACS, Hungary,

| — | Romas SVEDAS, Lithuania. |
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Romas SVEDAS, Lithuania.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.

For the Council

The President

R. ŠADŽIUS

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(1)  OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 21, 28.1.2010, p. 1.

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