**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1351, adopted on June 27, 2023, appoints Ms. Marie-Hélène HERRY, Maire de Saint-Malo-de-Beignon (Morbihan), as a member of the Committee of the Regions. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the end of Ms. Agnès Le Brun's mandate. Ms. Herry, a representative of a local body holding a local authority electoral mandate, will serve for the remainder of the current term, which expires on January 25, 2025. The decision is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Council Decision (EU) 2019/852, which determines the composition of the Committee of the Regions. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: An advisory body of the European Union composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Council Decision EU 2023/1351: A Council Decision of the European Union, dated 27 June 2023, appointing a member to the Committee of the Regions.
French Republic: The country that proposed a member for appointment to the Committee of the Regions.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A foundational treaty of the European Union, specifically referencing Article 305.
Council Decision EU 2019/852: A Council Decision of the European Union, dated 21 May 2019, determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Council Decision EU 2020/102: A Council Decision of the European Union, adopted on 20 January 2020, appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.
Marie-Hélène HERRY: The representative of a local body (Maire de Saint-Malo-de-Beignon, Morbihan) proposed by the French Government as a member of the Committee of the Regions.
Saint-Malo-de-Beignon, Morbihan: The local body in France that Marie-Hélène HERRY represents, located in the Morbihan department of France.
3.7.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/45
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/1351
of 27 June 2023
appointing a member, proposed by the French 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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019determining the composition of the Committee of the
Regions(1),
Having regard to the proposal of the French 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 20 January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102(2), appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020to 25 January 2025.
(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis
of which Ms Agnès LE BRUN was proposed for appointment.
(4) The French Government has proposed Ms Marie-Hélène HERRY, representative of a local body who holds a local
authority electoral mandate, Maire de Saint-Malo-de-Beignon (Morbihan), as a 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
Ms Marie-Hélène HERRY, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Maire de Saint-Malo-de-Beignon
(Morbihan), is hereby appointed as a 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 Luxembourg, 27 June 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. ROSWALL
(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.
(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2).