Article 1 
Ms Barbara BORCHARDT, member of the Parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mitglied des Landtags Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall take effect on the date of its adoption.