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Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)#Part Five: Institutions of the Community#Title I: Provisions governing the institutions#Chapter 1: The institutions#Section 3: The Commission#Article 214#Article 158 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)#Article 158 - EEC Treaty
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 3: The Commission
Article 214
Article 158 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 158 - EEC Treaty
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 3: The Commission
Article 214
Article 158 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 158 - EEC Treaty
OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 121–121
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
In force
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 1: The institutions - Section 3: The Commission - Article 214 - Article 158 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 158 - EEC Treaty
Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0121 - 0121
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0268 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0059 - Consolidated version
(EEC Treaty - no official publication available)
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 1: The institutions Section 3: The Commission Article 214 Article 158 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 158 - EEC Treaty Article 214 1. The Members of the Commission shall be appointed, in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2, for a period of five years, subject, if need be, to Article 201. Their term of office shall be renewable. 2. The Council, meeting in the composition of Heads of State or Government and acting by a qualified majority, shall nominate the person it intends to appoint as President of the Commission; the nomination shall be approved by the European Parliament. The Council, acting by a qualified majority and by common accord with the nominee for President, shall adopt the list of the other persons whom it intends to appoint as Members of the Commission, drawn up in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State. The President and the other Members of the Commission thus nominated shall be subject as a body to a vote of approval by the European Parliament. After approval by the European Parliament, the President and the other Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Council, acting by a qualified majority.