COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 March 2009

appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board

(2009/249/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board(1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Having regard to the approval of the European Parliament,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Johnny ÅKERHOLM is hereby appointed Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a period of three years.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 16 March 2009.

For the Council

The President

VONDRA

(1)

OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17