CELEX: 32017D1220(02)
Language: en
Date: 2017-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 18 December 2017 appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board

20.12.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 439/7
            
         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 18 December 2017
   appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
   (2017/C 439/04)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
   Having regard to the approval of the European Parliament,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               On 17 February 2015, the Council adopted Decision 2015/C 70/04 (2) appointing Mr Martti HETEMÄKI as the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a period of 3 years from 1 February 2015.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               It is therefore necessary to appoint a new Chairperson to take office upon expiry of that term of office.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               According to Article 3(3) of Decision No 235/2008/EC, the Chairperson is not to be a current member of either a National Statistical Office or the Commission,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Mr Enrico GIOVANNINI is hereby appointed as the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a period of 3 years from 1 February 2018.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      Done at Brussels, 18 December 2017.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         K. SIMSON
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17.
   
      (2)  Council Decision of 17 February 2015 appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (OJ C 70, 27.2.2015, p. 4).