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Council Decision of 19 November 2004 appointing the President and Members of the Commission of the European Communities (2004/780/EC, Euratom)
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Council Decision
of 19 November 2004
appointing the President and Members of the Commission of the European Communities
(2004/780/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213(1) and the third subparagraph of Article 214(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 126(1) and the third subparagraph of Article 127(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, must be appointed for the period from the date of its appointment to 31 October 2009.
(2) On 29 June 2004 the Council, meeting in the composition of the Heads of State or Government, nominated Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO as the person it intends to appoint as President of the Commission(1).
(3) The European Parliament approved that nomination by its Resolution dated 22 July 2004.
(4) By Decision 2004/753/EC, Euratom(2), which repeals and replaces Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom(3) the Council adopted by common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission the list of other persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members of the Commission.
(5) By means of a vote held on 18 November 2004, the European Parliament gave its approval to the appointment of the President and the other Members of the Commission as a college.
(6) The President and other Members of the Commission should therefore be appointed.
(7) The entry into force of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe will entail the expiry of the term of the Member of the Commission who has the same nationality as the future European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, who will be Vice-President of the Commission,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1U.K.
The following are hereby appointed to the Commission of the European Communities for the period from 22 November 2004 to 31 October 2009:
as President:
Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO
as members:
Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN
Mr Jacques BARROT
Mr Joe BORG
Mr Stavros DIMAS
Ms Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Mr Ján FIGEĽ
Ms Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Mr Franco FRATTINI
Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAITĖ
Ms Danuta HÜBNER
Mr Siim KALLAS
Mr László KOVÁCS
Ms Neelie KROES
Mr Markos KYPRIANOU
Mr Peter MANDELSON
Mr Charlie McCREEVY
Mr Louis MICHEL
Mr Andris PIEBALGS
Mr Janez POTOČNIK
Ms Viviane REDING
Mr Olli REHN
Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA
Mr Günter VERHEUGEN
Ms Margot WALLSTRÖM.
Article 2U.K.
This Decision shall take effect on 22 November 2004.
Article 3U.K.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.
For the Council
The President
J. P. H. Donner
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