10.11.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 2937 COUNCIL DECISION of 8 November 2007 appointing three Slovak members and three Slovak alternate members to the Committee of the Regions (2007/723/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 Slovak 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 ('). (2)  Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandates of Mr BENC, Mr SLAFKOVSKY and Mr BOBIK. Three alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the mandates of Mr KRALIK, Mr VITEK and Ms MIKUSOVA, 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 Andrej DURKOVSKY Primator hlavného mesta SR — Bratislavy, — Mr Frantisek KNAPIK Primdator mesta KogSice, — Mr Istvdn ZACHARIAS Primator mesta Moldava nad Bodvou, and (b) as alternate members: — Mr Jdn BLCHAC, PhD Primator mesta Liptovsky Mikulds, — Mr Andrej HRNCIAR Primator mesta Martin, — Mr Pavel HAGYARI Primator mesta Presov. Article 2 This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 8 November 2007. For the Council The President R. PEREIRA () O] L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.