COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 February 2005
appointing ten French members and six French alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2005/215/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the French Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1),
(2)
Seven seats as members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Jean-Pierre BAZIN (FR), Mr Marc BELLET (FR), Mr Yannick BODIN (FR), Ms Mireille KERBAOL (FR), Mr Robert SAVY (FR) and Mr Jacques VALADE (FR) notified to the Council on 9 April 2004 and of Mr Valéry GISCARD d'ESTAING (FR), notified to the Council on 7 August 2004.
A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become available following the death of Mr Claude GIRARD (FR), notified to the Council on 9 April 2004.
Two seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Philippe RICHERT (FR), notified to the Council on 11 November 2004, and Mr Augustin BONREPAUX (FR), notified to the Council on 22 December 2004.
Three seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become available following the expiry of the mandates of Ms Nicole GUILHAUDIN (FR), Mr Alain PERELLE (FR) and Ms Marie-Françoise JACQ (FR), notified to the Council on 9 April 2004.
Three seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become available following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Claudy LEBRETON (FR), notified to the Council on 13 October 2004, Ms Mireille LACOMBE (FR), notified to the Council on 22 December 2004 and Mr Ambroise GUELLEC (FR), notified to the Council on 19 January 2005,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
(a)
Mr Camille de ROCCA SERRA
Président de l'assemblée territoriale Corse
Mr Raymond FORNI
Président du conseil régional de Franche-Comté
Ms Mireille LACOMBE
Conseillère générale du Puy-de-Dôme
Mr Jean-Yves LE DRIAN
Président du conseil régional de Bretagne
Mr Martin MALVY
Président du conseil régional Midi-Pyrénées
Mr Raymond MARIGNE
Vice-président du conseil général des Hautes-Alpes
Mr Daniel PERCHERON
Président du conseil régional du Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Mr Alain ROUSSET
Président du conseil régional d'Aquitaine
Mr Michel THIERS
Vice-président du conseil général du Rhône
Mr Adrien ZELLER
Président du conseil régional d'Alsace
(b)
are hereby appointed members of the Committee of the Regions,
Mr Jacques AUXIETTE
Président du conseil régional des Pays-de-la-Loire
Mr Pierre BERTRAND
Vice-président du conseil général du Bas-Rhin
Mr Charles JOSSELIN
Vice-président du conseil général des Côtes d'Armor
Mr Jean-Jacques LOZACH
Président du conseil général de la Creuse
Ms Nathalie MANET
Conseillère régionale d'Aquitaine
Mr Jean-Vincent PLACE
Conseiller régional de l'Île-de-France
are hereby appointed alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2005.