2004/780/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 19 November 2004 appointing the President and Members of the Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Commission, European Commissioner, President of the Commission

20.11.2004

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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,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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 dated 22 July 2004.

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.

By means of a vote held on 18 November 2004, the
European
the
gave
appointment of the President and the other Members
of the Commission as a college.

Parliament

approval

its

to

The President and other Members of the Commission
should therefore be appointed.

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 Vice-President of
Commission,

the

(1) OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 294, 17.9.2004, p. 30.

Article 1

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

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Mr Olli REHN

Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA

Mr Günter VERHEUGEN

Ms Margot WALLSTRÖM.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on 22 November 2004.

For the Council
The President

J. P. H. DONNER