Council Decision of 22 December 2009 appointing five members and five alternates of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators

28.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 21/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 December 2009
appointing five members and five alternates of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
2010/C 21/01
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 provides that the Council should appoint five members and their alternates of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.
(2) A member of the Administrative Board should not be a member of the board of Regulators. The members of the Administrative Board should act independently and objectively in the public interest.
(3) Continuity in the functioning of the Administrative Board should be ensured. To this end, the members appointed on the first occasion should not terminate their term of office simultaneously. Therefore, three members and three alternates should be appointed for six years, and two members and two alternates should be appointed for four years,