Article 1 
Mr Javier SOLANA MADARIAGA is hereby appointed Secretary-General, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, of the Council of the European Union for a period of five years with effect from 18 October 2004.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Javier SOLANA MADARIAGA by the President of the Council. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .