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Brussels, 21.12.2009

COM(2009)712 final

2009/0193 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This proposal concerns the renewal of the membership of the European Social Fund Committee (hereinafter “Committee”).

This Committee has been set up under Article 163 TFEU in order to assist the Commission in the administration of the European Social Fund (ESF).

Article 104 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999[1] lays down the provisions relating to the organisation and the tasks of this Committee.

According to this provision, the Committee should be composed of one government representative, one representative of the workers' organisations and one representative of the employers' organisations from each Member State. For each Member State, an alternate should be appointed for each category of representative. The representatives and alternates are appointed by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission for a period of three years.

By Decision 2007/C 52/06 of 16 February 2007, the Council decided to appoint the members and alternate members of the Committee for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009.

In view of the nominations submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the Commission submits to the Council the present proposal for a Council Decision appointing members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.

2009/0193 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 163 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999[2], and in particular Article 104(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Under Council Decision 2007/C 52/06 of 16 February 2007 appointing the membership of the European Social Fund Committee[3] (hereinafter "Committee"), the term of office of the members and alternate members of this Committee expires on 31 December 2009.

(2) In accordance with Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the Member States, with the exception of Ireland, Greece, France, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, have submitted their nominations for each category of representatives referred to in Article 104(1) of this Regulation and their alternates.

(3) Pending the missing nominations by Ireland, Greece, France, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, the representatives and the alternates already nominated should be appointed for a period of three years,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published , for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

ANNEX

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Member State | Representing | Member | Name |

Belgium | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Mr Louis VERVLOET Ms Viviane DE BEULE Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN Mr Werner ABELSHAUSEN Mr Hervé DECUYPER Ms Vera DOS SANTOS COSTA |

Bulgaria | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Zornitza RUSINOVA Ms Maria DIMITROVA Mr Boyko NEDYALKOV Mr Dimitar BRANKOV Mr Plamen DIMITROV Mr Dimitar MANOLOV |

Czech Republic | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Iva ŠOLCOVÁ Ms Táňa PERGLOVÁ Ms Soňa VAN DEELENOVÁ Mr Miloslav ŠOLC Mr Pavel JANÍČKO Ms Hana MÁLKOVÁ |

Denmark | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD Mr Steen FREDERIKSEN Mr Henning GADE ............................. Mr Klaus FARNOV Mr Jens KROGSTRUP |

Germany | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Mr Günter WINKLER Ms Inken KLASSEN Mr Anton BAUCH Mr Jürgen WUTTKE Ms Inge KAUFMANN Mr Hermann NEHLS |

Estonia | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Mr Margus HAIDAK Ms Merlin TATRIK Ms Kristina TÄHT Ms Eve PÄÄRENDSON Ms Kaja TOOMSALU Ms Mare VIIES |

Ireland | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… |

Greece | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… |

Spain | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Mr Carlos TORTUERO MARTÍN Mr David GARCIA LÓPEZ Mr Juan MENÉNDEZ-VALDÉS ÁLVAREZ Ms Cristina REGALADO MARTÍN Ms Ana MICÓ MAESTRE Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA |

France | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… |

Italy | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Matilde MANCINI Ms Alessandra TOMAI Mr Claudio GENTILI Ms Silvia CIUFFINI Mr Luigi VELTRO Ms Giulia TAVERNESE |

Cyprus | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU Ms Antzela DROUSSIOTOU Mr Emilios MICHAEL Ms Maria STYLIANOU Mr Nicos GREGORIOU Mr Andreas MATSAS |

Latvia | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Kristīne DORTĀNE Ms Elīna DRĀZNIECE Ms Inese SPEPIŅA Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE Ms Linda ROMELE Ms Liene LIEKNA |

Lithuania | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Mr Ramūnas DILBA Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS Mr Mykolas ALELIŪNAS Ms Irena PETRAITIENĖ Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ |

Luxembourg | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Patrice FURLANI Mr Daniel CODELLO Mr Romain LANNERS Mr François ENGELS Ms Carole BIVER Mr Nico CLEMENT |

Hungary | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Renáta TÓTH Ms Katalin SZATMÁRI Ms Terézia BOROSNÉ BARTHA Mr László KRIZSÁN Ms Erzsébet HANTI Mr László KOZÁK |

Malta | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… |

Netherlands | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Alieke KOOPMAN Ms Paula LOEKEMEIJER Mr André VAN DER LEEST Mr C. SCHOENMAKERS Mr I.D.C.M. COENEN Mr W.J.F. MUIS |

Austria | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Petra DRAXL Ms Ulrike REBHANDL Ms Anna Katharina HUBER Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL Mr Franz FRIEHS Ms Silvia HOFBAUER |

Poland | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… |

Portugal | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Rosa Maria SIMÕES DA SILVA Ms Maria DO CARMO ABREU Ms Clara GUERREÍRO Ms Adília LISBOA Mr António Luís FERRERA CORREIA Mr Tiago MP. SIMÕES DA CUNHA |

Romania | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Cristina IOVA Ms Daniela NEDELCU Ms Mariana KNIESNER Ms Carmen IONESCU Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU Mr Dragoş MIHALACHE |

Slovenia | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Blanka MARKOJA ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… |

Slovakia | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Mr Juraj ŤAPÁK Ms Miriam KOVÁČIKOVÁ Mr Daniel HRDINA Mr Martin HOŠTÁK Ms Naile PROKEŠOVÁ Mr Milan BUŠO |

Finland | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA Ms Sirpa LILJESTRÖM Ms Riitta WÄRN Mr Mikko RÄSÄNEN Ms Auli KORHONEN Mr Lauri KORKEAOJA |

Sweden | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | Ms Ann-Christine GULLESJÖ Mr Håkan FORSBERG Mr Gunnar ANDERZON Mr Farbod REZANIA Ms Filis SIGALA Ms Charlotta KRAFFT |

United Kingdom | Government Government Employers Employers Trade Union Trade Union | Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate | ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… |

[1] OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

[2] OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

[3] OJ C 52, 7.3.2007, p. 5.