L 19/16 Official Journal of the European Union 22.1.2011 COUNCIL DECISION of 18 January 2011 appointing a Slovak alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (2011/40/EU) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof, The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as an alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015: Having regard to the proposal of the Slovak Government, . , — Mr Juraj BLANAR Whereas: predseda Zilinského samosprdvneho kraja. Article 2 (1)~ On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption. 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 (!). Done at Brussels, 18 January 2011. For the Council (2)  An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the ) Regions has become vacant following the end of the The President term of office of Mr Pavol FRESO, Gy. MATOLCSY () OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22 and OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.