2004/753/EC, Euratom: Council Decision, taken by common accord with the nominee for Presidentof the Commission, of 5 November 2004 adoptingthe list of other persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members ofthe Commission of the European Communities, repealing and replacing Decision2004/642/EC, Euratom
Date: 2004-11-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Commission, European Commissioner, appointment of staff

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taken by common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission,

COUNCIL DECISION,

of 5 November 2004

intends to appoint as Members of the
adopting the list of other persons whom the Council
Commission of the European Communities, repealing and replacing Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom

(2004/753/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 213(1) and the second
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
second subparagraph of Article 127(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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.

On 29 June 2004 the Council, meeting in the compo-
sition 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).

The European Parliament approved that nomination by
its resolution of 22 July 2004.

By Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom (2),
the Council
adopted by common accord with the nominee for
President of the Commission the list of other persons
whom it
the
Commission.

as Members of

to appoint

intends

By common accord with the nominee for President of
the Commission, Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom should
be repealed before the list that it contains is submitted
for a vote of approval by the European Parliament, and
replaced by the present Decision.

(1) OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 294, 17.9.2004, p. 30.

The entry into force of the Treaty establishing a Consti-
tution for Europe will entail the expiry of the term of the
Member of
same
the Commission who has
nationality as the future European Union Minister for
the
Foreign Affairs, who will be a Vice-President of
Commission,

the

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby nominated by common accord with
Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO, nominee for President of
the Commission, as the persons whom the Council intends to
appoint as Members of
the European
Communities for the period from the date of appointment of
the new Commission to 31 October 2009:

the Commission of

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

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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 2

Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom is hereby repealed.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 2004.

For the Council
The President

B. R. BOT