COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/2947

of 19 November 2024

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the Committee of the Regions

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Dutch Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 28 March 2023, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/713 (2), appointing a member and two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the Committee of the Regions.

(3) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Jeroen Bastiaan DIEPEMAAT was proposed for appointment.

(4) The Dutch Government has proposed, on the basis of a different national mandate, Mr Jeroen Bastiaan DIEPEMAAT, representative of a local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly,

Burgemeester van de gemeente Losser

(Mayor of the Municipality of Losser), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Jeroen Bastiaan DIEPEMAAT, representative of a local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly,

Burgemeester van de gemeente Losser

(Mayor of the Municipality of Losser) (change of mandate), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2024.

For the Council

The President

BÓKA J.

(1)

OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13

(ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2023/713 of 28 March 2023 appointing a member and two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, of the Committee of the Regions (

OJ L 93, 31.3.2023, p. 94

, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/713/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2947/oj

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