L 317/14 Official Journal of the European Union 27.11.2008 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 20 November 2008 appointing 9 Romanian members and 11 Romanian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2008/885/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof, Having regard to the proposal of the Romanian Government, Whereas: 1 On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1). On 1 January 2007, the Council adopted Decision 2007/6/EC  appointing Bulgarian and Romanian members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2). Nine members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Emil CALOTA, Mr Serghei Florin ANGHEL, Mr Doru Laurian BADULESCU, Mr Jenel COPILAU, Mr Jdnos DEMETER, Mrs Ileana Viorica ION, Mr Gheorghe BACIU, Mr Adriean VIDEANU and Mr Liviu Nicolae DRAGNEA. Eleven alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Lucian FLAISER, Mr Corneliu BICHINET, Mr Dan Mihai GROZA, Mr lon OPRESCU, Mr Riducu George FILIPESCU, Mrs Edita Emoke LOKODI, Mr Tudor 0] L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75. oJL1 , 4.1.2007, p. 13. PENDIUC, Mr Nicusor Daniel CONSTANTINESCU, Mr Dumitru Teodor BANCIU, Mr Alexandru CORCODEL and Mr Dragos BENEA, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 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 2010: (a) as members: — Mr Mircea COSMA, presedintele Consiliului Judetean Prahova, — Mr Raducu George FILIPESCU, presedintele Consiliului Judetean Cildrasi, — Mrs Edita Emoke LOKODI, presedintele Consiliului Judetean Mures, — Mr Gheorghe BUNEA STANCU, presedintele Consiliului Judetean Briila, — Mr Jon PRIOTEASA, presedintele Consiliului Judetean Dolj,