2013/272/EU: European Council Decision of 22 May 2013 concerning the number of members of the European Commission

18.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/98
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 May 2013
concerning the number of members of the European Commission
(2013/272/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) At its meetings of 11-12 December 2008 and 18-19 June 2009, the European Council noted the concerns of the Irish people with respect to the Treaty of Lisbon and therefore agreed that, provided the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force, a decision would be taken, in accordance with the necessary legal procedures, to the effect that the Commission continue to include one national of each Member State.
(2) The decision on the number of members of the Commission should be adopted in due time before the appointment of the Commission due to take up its duties on 1 November 2014.
(3) The implications of this Decision should be kept under review,