CELEX: 51985PC0116
Language: en
Date: 1985-03-22
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION LAYING DOWN THE PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTING THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION TO BE CHOSEN BY THE COMMUNITY

No C I 12/4                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                  7.5.85
                                                              II
                                                      (Preparatory Acts)
                                                COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Decision laying down the procedure for appointing those members of
                          the board of the European Foundation to be chosen by the Community
                                                     COM(85) 116 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 21 March 1985)
                                                       (85/C 112/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary
                                                                  powers,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235                 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
thereof,
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  The members of the Board of the European Foundation
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                 for whose appointment the Community is responsible
liament,                                                          shall be appointed by the Council acting by a qualified
                                                                  majority, according to the weighting provided for in
                                                                  Article 148 of the Treaty, on a proposal from the
"Whereas the representatives of the Governments of the
                                                                  Commission after consulting the European Parliament.
Member States, meeting within the Council, established,
by an Agreement of 29 March 1982, a European Foun-
dation;                                                                                    Article 2
                                                                  In preparing its proposal the Commission shall choose
Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of            persons eminent by reason of their competence and
10 members of the Foundation's Board being appointed              experience. It shall ensure that the independence of the
by the Community;                                                 persons proposed is beyond doubt.
Whereas a procedure should be laid down to enable the             The list of names proposed shall include those of
Community to exercise the right as provided for in the            members of the European Parliament.
Agreement;
                                                                                           Article 3
Whereas provision should be made for appropriate par-
ticipation in the Foundation's Board by Members of the            This Decision shall take effect as soon as the Agreement
European Parliament;                                              establishing the European Foundation enters into force.