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Document 31973D0101(02)

    Council Decision of 1 January 1973 altering the number of Members of the Commission

    OJ L 2, 1.1.1973, p. 28–28 (DA, DE, EN, FR, IT, NL)

    ⏵This document has been published in a special edition(s) (ES, PT)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/1980; Repealed by 11979H

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1973/101(2)/oj

    31973D0101(02)

    Council Decision of 1 January 1973 altering the number of Members of the Commission

    Official Journal L 002 , 01/01/1973 P. 0028 - 0028
    Spanish special edition: Chapter 01 Volume 1 P. 0200
    Portuguese special edition Chapter 01 Volume 1 P. 0200


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    COUNCIL DECISION

    OF 1 JANUARY 1973

    ALTERING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION

    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

    HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 THEREOF ;

    WHEREAS IT APPEARS NECESSARY TO ALTER THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ;

    HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

    SOLE ARTICLE

    THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :

    " THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS , WHO SHALL BE CHOSEN ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR GENERAL COMPETENCE AND WHOSE INDEPENDENCE IS BEYOND DOUBT . "

    DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 JANUARY 1973 .

    FOR THE COUNCIL

    THE PRESIDENT

    P . HARMEL

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