**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2016/1817, adopted on October 7, 2016, appoints Mr. Joan Calabuig Rull, Delegado para la Unión Europea y Relaciones Externas de la Generalidad Valenciana, as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions. This appointment, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, fills a vacancy created by the end of the term of office of Ms. Elena Cebrián Calvo, who replaced Ms. Mara Victoria Palau Tàrrega on October 5, 2015, as per Council Decision (EU) 2015/1792. Mr. Calabuig Rull will serve for the remainder of the current term, which extends until January 25, 2020. The decision is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and references previous Council Decisions (EU) 2015/116, 2015/190, and 2015/994, which initially appointed the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the 2015-2020 period. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
Council of the European Union: The institution of the European Union that adopted the decision.
Committee of the Regions: An advisory body of the European Union composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Kingdom of Spain: The member state of the European Union that proposed an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A fundamental treaty of the European Union.
Joan CALABUIG RULL: Appointed as an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions.
Generalidad Valenciana: The regional government of the Valencian Community, Spain. Joan CALABUIG RULL is a Delegate for the European Union and External Relations of this entity.
Brussels: The city where the Council Decision was done.
Council Decision EU 2016/1817: Council Decision appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions.
14.10.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/45
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1817
of 7 October 2016
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, 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 the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1),
2015/190 (2) and 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. On 5 October 2015, by Council Decision (EU)
2015/1792 (4), Ms María Victoria PALAU TÁRREGA was replaced by Ms Elena CEBRIÁN CALVO as an alternate
member.
(2) An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term
of office of Ms Elena CEBRIÁN CALVO,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the
current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:
— Sr. D. Joan CALABUIG RULL, Delegado para la Unión Europea y Relaciones Externas de la Generalidad Valenciana.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 7 October 2016.
For the Council
The President
M. LAJČÁK
(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).
(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).
(3) Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for
the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
(4) Council Decision (EU) 2015/1792 of 5 October 2015 appointing five Spanish members and five Spanish alternate members of the
Committee of the Regions (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 28).