COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/361

of 24 February 2022

appointing eight members and nine alternate members, proposed by the French Republic, 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 proposals of the French 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.

(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) Eight members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Ms Agnès RAMPAL, and the end of the mandate on the basis of which Ms Danièle BOEGLIN, Mr Frank CECCONI, Ms Vanessa CHARBONNEAU, Mr Guillaume CROS, Ms Mélanie FORTIER, Mr Pascal MANGIN and Mr Patrice VERCHÈRE were proposed for appointment.

(4) Nine alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Patrick AYACHE and Ms Nicole PEYCELON and the end of the mandate on the basis of which Mr Christian GILLET, Mr Mathieu KLEIN, Mr Gérard LAHELLEC, Mr Miguel LAVENTURE, Ms Nicole MULLER BECKER, Ms Nicole PIERRARD and Mr Claude WALLENDORFF were proposed for appointment.

(5) The French Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority electoral mandate as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Ms Magali ALTOUNIAN, Conseillère régionale de la région Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, Ms Anne BESNIER, Vice-présidente de la région Centre-Val-de-Loire), Mr Mathieu CUIP, Conseiller régional de la région Ile-de-France, Mr Laurent DEJOIE, Vice-président de la région Pays-de-la-Loire, Mr Patrick MOLINOZ, Vice-président de la région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Ms Nadia PELLEFIGUE, Vice-présidente de la région Occitanie, and Ms Huguette ZELLER, Conseillère régionale de la région Grand-Est.

(6) The French Government has proposed Ms Anne ROBERTSON-RUDISUHLI, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Conseillère départementale des Bouches-du-Rhône, as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.

(7) The French Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority electoral mandate as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Wilfrid BERTILE, Conseiller régional de la région Réunion, Mr Christian DEBEVE, Conseiller régional de la région Grand-Est, Mr Sébastien DENAJA, Conseiller régional de la région Occitanie, and Ms Patricia TELLE, Vice-présidente de la collectivité territoriale de Martinique.

(8) The French Government has proposed the following representatives of local bodies who hold a local authority electoral mandate as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Frédéric BIERRY, Président de la collectivité européenne d’Alsace, Ms Martine MOUSSERION, Maire d’Anché (Vienne), Mr Christophe RAMOND, Président du conseil départemental du Tarn, Mr Gilbert SCHUH, Vice-président du conseil départemental de la Moselle, and Ms Isabelle de WAZIERS, Vice-présidente du conseil départemental de la Somme,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following representatives of regional or local bodies who hold an electoral mandate are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: (a) as members: — Ms Magali ALTOUNIAN, Conseillère régionale de la région Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, — Ms Anne BESNIER, Vice-présidente de la région Centre-Val-de-Loire, — Mathieu CUIP, Conseiller régional de la région Ile-de-France, — Mr Laurent DEJOIE, Vice-président de la région Pays-de-la-Loire, — Patrick MOLINOZ, Vice-président de la région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, — Ms Nadia PELLEFIGUE, Vice-présidente de la région Occitanie, — Ms Anne ROBERTSON-RUDISUHLI, Conseillère départementale des Bouches-du-Rhône, — Ms Huguette ZELLER, Conseillère régionale de la région Grand-Est; and (b) as alternate members: — Mr Wilfrid BERTILE, Conseiller régional de la région Réunion, — Mr Frédéric BIERRY, Président de la collectivité européenne d’Alsace, — Mr Christian DEBEVE, Conseiller régional de la région Grand-Est, — Mr Sébastien DENAJA, Conseiller régional de la région Occitanie, — Ms Martine MOUSSERION, Maire d’Anché (Vienne), — Mr Christophe RAMOND, Président du conseil départemental du Tarn, — Mr Gilbert SCHUH, Vice-président du conseil départemental de la Moselle, — Ms Patricia TELLE, Vice-présidente de la collectivité territoriale de Martinique, — Ms Isabelle de WAZIERS, Vice-présidente du conseil départemental de la Somme.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2022. For the Council The President A. PANNIER-RUNACHER

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

(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).