Council Decision of 18 January 2010 appointing two members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

22.1.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 16/5
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 January 2010
appointing two members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
2010/C 16/03
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council should appoint as Members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency one representative from each Member State.
(2) By Decision of 7 June 2007 (2) the Council appointed 27 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency.
(3) By Decision of 15 November 2007 (3) the Council, at the request of the Belgian Government, replaced the Belgian representative on the Management Board.
(4) The Belgian Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Belgian representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2011.
(5) The United Kingdom Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the United Kingdom representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2011,