Article 1 
Mr. Stefan KRAXNER, Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft (Member of the Hamburg Parliament), is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Barbara BRÜNING for the remainder of her 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.