
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1716 of 20 September 2016 appointing two members and two alternate members, 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, (EU) 2015/190 and (EU) 2015/994 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

(2) Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Alberto FABRA PART and Ms Nuria MARÍN MARTÍNEZ.

(3) Two alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office Mr Francisco Javier LEÓN DE LA RIVA and Mr Fernando MARTÍNEZ-MAILLO TORIBIO,
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 members:

— D. Juan ESPADAS CEJAS, Alcalde de Sevilla,
— D. Antonio ROMÁN JASANADA, Alcalde de Guadalajara,
and
((b)) as alternate members:

— D. Pedro Luis SANZ CARLAVILLA, Alcalde de Meco,
— D. David PÉREZ GARCÍA, Alcalde de Alcorcón.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2016.
For the Council
The President
I. KORČOK