Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2006/524/EC, Euratom of 11 July 2006 appointing Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak members of the European Economic and Social Committee (1) for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010,

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the French Government,

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas a member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Bruno CLERGEOT,

Article 1

Mr Philippe MANGIN is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Bruno CLERGEOT for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 20 September 2010.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall take effect on the date of its adoption.