Date: 2019-10-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2019/1816 of 24 October 2019 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Portuguese Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2019/1816, dated October 24, 2019, addresses the appointment of a member and an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions, as proposed by the Portuguese Republic. This decision, made by the Council of the European Union, fills vacancies that arose due to the end of Mr. Álvaro DOS SANTOS AMARO's term and the appointment of Mr. Hélder António GUERRA DE SOUSA SILVA as a full member.
Specifically, Mr. Hélder António GUERRA DE SOUSA SILVA, Presidente da Câmara de Mafra, is appointed as a member, and Mr. Carlos André Teles Paulo DE CARVALHO, Presidente da Câmara de Tabuaço, is appointed as an alternate member. These appointments are effective for the remainder of the current term of office, which concludes on January 25, 2020. The decision is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the proposal of the Portuguese Government. It references previous Council Decisions (EU) 2015/116, (EU) 2015/190, (EU) 2015/994, and (EU) 2018/1666 regarding the appointment of members and alternate members to the Committee of the Regions. The Decision entered into force on the date of its adoption, October 24, 2019.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: The political and economic union of European countries that is the author of the Official Journal.
Council of the European Union: The institution of the European Union that adopted the decision.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: The treaty that provides the legal basis for the Council Decision.
Committee of the Regions: An advisory body of the European Union composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Portuguese Republic: The member state of the European Union that proposed members and alternate members to the Committee of the Regions.
Hlder Antnio GUERRA DE SOUSA SILVA: Appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions.
Carlos Andr Teles Paulo DE CARVALHO: Appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Luxembourg: The city where the Council Decision was made.
30.10.2019 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 278/13
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1816
of 24 October 2019
appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Portuguese Republic, 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 Portuguese Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU)
2015/190 (2) and (EU) 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 6 November 2018, by Council Decision (EU)
2018/1666 (4), Mr Francisco LOPES was replaced by Mr Hélder António GUERRA DE SOUSA SILVA as an alternate
member.
(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of
Mr Álvaro DOS SANTOS AMARO,
(3) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the appointment of
Mr Hélder António GUERRA DE SOUSA SILVA as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which
runs until 25 January 2020:
(a) as a member:
— Mr Hélder António GUERRA DE SOUSA SILVA, Presidente da Câmara de Mafra;
(b) as an alternate member:
— Mr Carlos André Teles Paulo DE CARVALHO, Presidente da Câmara de Tabuaço.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
(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) 2018/1666 of 6 November 2018 appointing two members and five alternate members, proposed by the
Portuguese Republic, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 278, 8.11.2018, p. 24).L 278/14 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e an Union 30.10.2019
Done at Luxembourg, 24 October 2019.
For the Council
The President
A.-K. PEKONEN