Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office still to run, namely until 25 January 2010:

(a)

as members:

  • Mr Cor LAMERS, burgemeester van Houten,

  • Mr Henk KOOL, wethouder te Den Haag,

to replace

  • Mr Fons HERTOG,

  • Mr Pieter VAN WOENSEL;

(b)

as alternate members:

  • Mr Lodewijk ASSCHER, wethouder te Amsterdam,

  • Mr Rik DE LANGE, wethouder te Zutphen,

  • Ms Ellie FRANSSEN, wethouder te Voerendaal,

  • Ms Rinda DEN BESTEN, wethouder te Utrecht,

to replace

  • Ms Laetitia GRIFFITH,

  • Mr James LIDTH DE JEUDE,

  • Mr Wim ZWAAN,

  • Mr Alexander SAKKERS.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. Steinmeier