Article 1 
Ms Barbara RICHSTEIN, member of the Parliament of Brandenburg (Mitglied des Landtags von Brandenburg), is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Dieter DOMBROWSKI for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.
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.