6.7.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 17623 COUNCIL DECISION of 28 June 2007 appointing six Swedish members and nine Swedish alternate members to the Committee of the Regions (2007/466/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 Swedish 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 ('). Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr HAMMAR, Mr HEISTER, Mr KALIFF, Mr NORDSTROM, Ms RYDEFJARD and Ms TARRAS-WAHLBERG. Seven alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Ms CELION, Ms GRANBERG, Ms NORGREN, Mr SCHUBERT, Ms SEGERSTEN-LARSSON, Ms TALLBERG and Ms OGREN. One alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr PERSSON. One alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Ms RYDEFJARD, former alternate member, as a member (who has in the meanwhile resigned), HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the (a) as current term of office, which ends on 25 January 2010: members: Mr Paul LINDQUIST, Lidingd kommun, Ms Kristina ALVENDAHL, Stockholms kommun, Ms Maria WALLHAGER, Stockholms lins landsting, Mr Ilmar REEPALU, Malmé kommun, Ms Lotta HAKANSSON HARJU, Jirfilla kommun, Ms Catarina SEGERSTEN-LARSSON, Virmlands lins landsting; and () O] L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75. (b) as alternate members: Mr Carl Fredrik GRAF, Halmstads kommun, Ms Susanna HABY, Goteborgs kommun, Mr Carl Johan SONESON, Skédne lins landsting, Mr Rolf SALLRYD, Kronobergs lins landsting, Ms Ingela NYLUND WATZ, Stockholms ldns landsting, Ms Agneta LIPKIN, Norrbottens lins landsting, Mr Tore HULT, Alingsds kommun, Ms Yoomi RENSTROM, Ovandkers kommun, Mr Kenth LOVGREN, Givle kommun; in place of: @ and Mr Henrik HAMMAR, Ms Lisbeth RYDEFJARD, Mr Lars NORDSTROM, Mr Roger KALIFF, Ms Catarina TARRAS-WAHLBERG, Mr Chris HEISTER; Ms Agneta GRANBERG, Ms Lena CELION, Ms Catarina SEGERSTEN-LARSSON, Mr Kent PERSSON, Mr Endrick SCHUBERT, Ms Christina TALLBERG, Ms Lisbeth RYDEFJARD (appointed member, who has the meanwhile resigned), Ms Asa OGREN, Ms Ulla NORGREN. —- n