L 27/60 Official Journal of the European Union 30.1.2014 COUNCIL DECISION of 28 January 2014 appointing eight Portuguese members and seven Portuguese alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2014/47[EUV) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, — Mr  Anténio  Gongalves BRAGANCA  FERNANDES, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof, Having regard to the proposal of the Portuguese Government, Whereas: (1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (') and 2010/29/EU (3 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. Eight members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr José CORREIA, Mr Manuel FREXES, Mr Francisco MESQUITA MACHADO, Mr Carlos PINTO, Mr Carlos PINTO DE SA, Mr Joaquim RAPOSO, Mr Rui RIO and Mr Fernando RUAS. Seven alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Alvaro AMARO, Mr Anténio BORGES, Mr Joaquim DIAS VALENTE, Mr Carlos MARTA, Mr Anténio Jorge NUNES, Mr Vitor PROENCA and Mr Jaime SOARES, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 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 2015: (a) as members: (") ¢ Mr José Agostinho RIBAU ESTEVES, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal de Aveiro, Mr Alvaro DOS SANTOS AMARO, Presidente da Cimara Municipal da Guarda, Mr José Maria DA CUNHA COSTA, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo, Mr Basilio Adolfo DE MENDONCA HORTA DA FRANCA, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal de Sintra, Presidente da Camara Municipal da Maia, Mr Carlos Manuel RODRIGUES PINTO DE SA, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal de Evora, Mr Jodo Nuno FERREIRA GONCALVES DE AZEVEDO, Presidente da Camara Municipal de Mangualde, Mr Luis Filipe SOROMENHO GOMES, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antdnio; alternate members: Mr Luis Manuel DOS SANTOS CORREIA, Presidente da Cdamara Municipal de Castelo Branco, Mr Francisco Manuel LOPES, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal de Lamego, Mr Paulo Jorge FRAZAO BATISTA SANTOS, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal da Batalha, Mr Vitor Manuel MARTINS GUERREIRO, Presidente da Cdamara Municipal de Sdo Brds de Alportel, Mr Anténio BENJAMIM PEREIRA, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal de Esposende, Mr Vitor Manuel CHAVES DE CARO PROENCA, Presidente da Camara Municipal de Alcdcer do Sal, Mr Luis Miguel CORREIA ANTUNES, Presidente da Cdmara Municipal da Lousd. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 28 January 2014. For the Council The President G. STOURNARAS L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22. L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.