L 294/8 Official Journal of the European Union 12.11.2003 COUNCIL DECISION of 4 November 2003 appointing a Netherlands alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (2003/789/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 from the Netherlands Government, Whereas: (1)  On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter- nate members of the Committee of the Regions (). (2)  The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Piet JANSEN, of which the Council was notified on 17 October 2003, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article Mr H.A. AALDERINK, gedeputeerde van de provincie Gelderland, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Piet JANSEN for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006. Done at Brussels, 4 November 2003. For the Council The President G. TREMONTI () OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.