14.2.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 40/9 COUNCIL DECISION of 10 February 2012 appointing four Czech members and four Czech alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2012/80/EU) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 Czech 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. (2)  Four members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jif{ BYTEL, Mr Jan KUBATA, Ms Helena LANGSADLOVA and Mr Juraj THOMA. Four alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Ivana CERVINKOVA, Mr Toméd§ CHALUPA, Ms Sylva KOVACIKOVA and Mr Tomds ULEHLA, 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 Ondiej BENESIK, starosta obce Strani, () O] L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22. () OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11. — Ms Stépdnka FRANKOVA, primdtorka statutdrnfho mésta Pardubic, — Mr Dan JIRANEK, primdtor statutirniho mésta Kladna, — Mr Juraj THOMA, primitor statutdrnfho mésta Ceskych Budgjovic (change of mandate); and (b) as alternate members: — Mr Pavel BRANDA, mistostarosta obce Radlo, — Ms Sylva KOVACIKOVA, zastupitelka mésta Bilovec (change of mandate), — Mr Jan MARES, primdtor statutdrniho mésta Chomutova, — Mr Robert ZEMAN, mistostarosta mésta Prachatic. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 10 February 2012. For the Council The President C. ANTORINI