COUNCIL DECISION,
taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission,
of 22 January 2010
adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission, repealing and replacing Decision 2009/903/EU
(2010/41/EU, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(3) and (4) and the second subparagraph of Article 17(7) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
As a result of circumstances connected with the process of ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Commission appointed on 22 November 2004 remained in office after 31 October 2009, pending completion of the process of appointment of the new Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty on European Union, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon.
(2)
A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, including its President and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, must be appointed until 31 October 2014.
(3)
The European Council nominated Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO as the person put forward to the European Parliament as President of the Commission, and the European Parliament elected the proposed candidate.
(4)
In accordance with Article 18(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council appoints the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy with the agreement of the President of the Commission.
(5)
By Decision 2009/903/EU (1) the Council adopted by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission the list of the other persons whom it proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission until 31 October 2014.
(6)
By common accord with the elected President of the Commission, Decision 2009/903/EU should be repealed before the list contained in it is subject to the vote of consent of the European Parliament and should be replaced by this Decision.
(7)
In accordance with Article 17(7), third subparagraph, of the Treaty on European Union, the President, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the other Members of the Commission will be subject as a body to a vote of consent by the European Parliament,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
By common accord with Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO, elected President of the Commission, the Council proposes the following persons for appointment as Members of the Commission until 31 October 2014:
Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN
Mr László ANDOR
Mr Michel BARNIER
Mr Dacian CIOLOȘ
Mr John DALLI
Ms Maria DAMANAKI
Mr Karel DE GUCHT
Mr Štefan FÜLE
Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN
Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA
Mr Johannes HAHN
Ms Connie HEDEGAARD
Mr Siim KALLAS
Ms Neelie KROES
Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI
Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM
Mr Günther H. OETTINGER
Mr Andris PIEBALGS
Mr Janez POTOČNIK
Ms Viviane REDING
Mr Olli REHN
Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ
Mr Algirdas Gediminas ŠEMETA
Mr Antonio TAJANI
Ms Androulla VASSILIOU
Article 2
Decision 2009/903/EU is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall be forwarded to the European Parliament.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2010.