L 207/30 Official Journal of the European Union 28.7.2006 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL DECISION of 11 July 2006 appointing Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak members of the European Economic and Social Committee (2006/524/EC, Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3)  The Italian Government has submitted a list containing Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof, Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission, Whereas: (1) The terms of office of the present members of the European Economic and Social Committee expire on 20 September 2006. The members of that Committee should therefore be appointed for a further period of four years as from 21 September 2006. 2) The Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak Governments have submitted lists containing a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to them by the Treaties. 22 candidates. At a later stage it will propose two further candidates to complete this list and arrive at a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to it by the Treaties, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision are hereby appointed members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010. Atrticle 2 This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. Dorne at Brussels, 11 July 2006. For the Council The President E. HEINALUOMA