EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/29

COUNCIL DECISION,

taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission,

of 15 October 2014

adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission, repealing and replacing Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom

(2014/716/EU, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(3) and (5) 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,

Having regard to European Council Decision 2013/272/EU of 22 May 2013 concerning the number of members of the European Commission (1),

Whereas:

(1) The mandate of the Commission appointed by European Council Decision 2010/80/EU (2) comes to an end on 31 October 2014.

(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, should be appointed until 31 October 2019.

(3) The European Council nominated Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER as the person put forward to the European Parliament as President of the Commission, and the European Parliament elected him as President of the Commission at its Plenary Session of 15 July 2014.

(4) On 30 August 2014, the European Council, in agreement with the President-elect of the Commission, appointed Ms Federica MOGHERINI as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in accordance with Article 18(1) of the Treaty on European Union.

(5) By Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom (3), 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 2019.

(6) By common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom should be repealed before the list contained in it is subject to the vote of consent of the European Parliament and should be replaced by this Decision.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 are subject as a body to a vote of consent by the European Parliament,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

By common accord with Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President-elect of the Commission, the Council proposes the following persons for appointment as Members of the Commission until 31 October 2019:

Mr Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS

Mr Andrus ANSIP

Mr Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE

Mr Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS

Ms Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA

Ms Violeta BULC

Ms Corina CREȚU

Mr Valdis DOMBROVSKIS

Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA

Mr Johannes HAHN

Mr Jonathan HILL

Mr Phil HOGAN

Ms Věra JOUROVÁ

Mr Jyrki KATAINEN

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM

Mr Neven MIMICA

Mr Carlos MOEDAS

Mr Pierre MOSCOVICI

Mr Tibor NAVRACSICS

Mr Günther OETTINGER

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ

Mr Christos STYLIANIDES

Ms Marianne THYSSEN

Mr Frans TIMMERMANS

Mr Karmenu VELLA

Ms Margrethe VESTAGER in addition to:

Ms Federica MOGHERINI, appointed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Article 2

Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom 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, 15 October 2014. For the Council The President S. GOZI

(1) OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 98.

(2) European Council Decision 2010/80/EU of 9 February 2010 appointing the European Commission (OJ L 38, 11.2.2010, p. 7).

(3) Council Decision, taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, of 5 September 2014 adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission (2014/648/EU, Euratom) (OJ L 268, 9.9.2014, p. 5).