Article 1 
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010: as members: Mr Co VERDAAS, gedeputeerde in de provincie Gelderland, Ms Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN, Commissaris der Koningin in de provincie Noord-Brabant, Mr Léon FRISSEN, Commissaris der Koningin in de provincie Limburg, Mr Rob BATS, gedeputeerde in de provincie Drenthe, and as alternate members: Ms Carla PEIJS, Commissaris der Koningin in de provincie Zeeland, Mr Sjoerd GALEMA, gedeputeerde in de provincie Friesland, Mr Joop BINNEKAMP, gedeputeerde in de provincie Utrecht, Mr Dick BUURSINK, gedeputeerde in de provincie Overijssel.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.