Council Decision of 12 July 2011 appointing the alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office

15.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 209/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 2011
appointing the alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office
2011/C 209/09
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 47(1) thereof,
Having regard to the list of candidates proposed by the Commission on 20 April 2011, after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,
Whereas:
(1) On 17 December 2007, the Council adopted Decision 2007/858/EC (2) appointing Mr Paul A.C.E. VAN DER KOOIJ as the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office and Mr Timothy MILLETT as his alternate.
(2) Following the resignation of Mr Timothy MILLETT, the position as alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal has become vacant,