Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC(1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,

28.5.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 142/64 ---|---|---|--- * * * COMMISSION DECISION of 27 May 2011 appointing a member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/317/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof, After consultation of the Council, After consultation of the European Parliament, Whereas: (1) | The European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) comprises 24 members. ---|--- (2) | Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Decision No 234/2008/EC, 12 members of the ESAC have to be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council. ---|--- (3) | By Decision 2009/304/EC (2) the Commission appointed 12 members of the ESAC. ---|--- (4) | As one of these members has resigned, the Commission, after having duly consulted the European Parliament and the Council, now has to appoint a new member of the ESAC, ---|--- HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Mr Kris DEGROOTE is hereby appointed as a member of the ESAC for a term of 5 years. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO * * * (1) OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 13. (2) OJ L 84, 31.3.2009, p. 44. * * *