Article 1 
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which ends on 25 January 2010: (a) as a member: Mr Markus SÖDER, Minister of State for Federal and European Affairs in the State Chancellery of Bavaria, and (b) as an alternate member: Mr Günther BECKSTEIN, First Minister of Bavaria.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.