Article 1 
1. The order in which the Member States shall hold the Presidency of the Council from 1 January 2006 is set out in the Annex hereto. 2. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Member States concerned, may decide that a Member State may hold the Presidency during a period other than that resulting from the order established in the Annex hereto.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2006.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .