7.10.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 263/17 COUNCIL DECISION of 3 October 2011 appointing six Polish members and six Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2011/660/EV) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, — Mr  Krzysztof HETMAN, Marszalek ~ Wojewddztwa Lubelskiego, 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 Polish Government, Whereas: 1 On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (') and 2010/29/EU (%) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jacek CZERNIAK, Mr Konstanty DOMBROWICZ, Mr Marcin JABLONSKI, Mr Witold KROCHMAL, Mr Marek NAWARA and Mr Bogustaw SMIGIELSKL. Five alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jan DZIUBINSKI, Mr Wiadystaw HUSEJKO, Mr Tadeusz KOWALCZYK, Mr Andrzej MATUSIEWICZ and Mr Robert SOSZYNSKI. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Pawel ADAMOWICZ as a member of the Committee of the Regions, 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 Pawel ADAMOWICZ, Prezydent Miasta Gdatiska, — Mr 0] 0] Olgierd  GEBLEWICZ, Zachodniopomorskiego, Marszalek ~ Wojewddztwa L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22. L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11. and (b) as Mr Witold KROCHMAL, Radny Miasta i Gminy Wolow (change of mandate), Mr Marek SOWA, Marszatek Wojewédztwa Matopolskiego, Mr Witold STEPIEN, Marszatek Wojewddziwa E6dzkiego; alternate members: Mr Jacek CZERNIAK, Radny Wojewddztwa Lubelskiego, Mr Marcin JABLONSKI, Radny Wojewddztwa Lubuskiego, Mr Bogdan DYJUK, Przewodniczgcy Sejmiku Wojewddztwa Podlaskiego, Mr Arkadiusz GODLEWSKI, Przewodniczgcy Rady Miasta Katowice, Ms  Teresa  KUBAS-HUL, Wojewédztwa Podkarpackiego, Przewodniczgca  Sejmiku Ms Hanna ZDANOWSKA, Prezydent Miasta Lodzi. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 2011. For the Council The President J. FEDAK