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Document 32004D0753

    2004/753/EC, Euratom: Council Decision, taken by common accord with the nominee for Presidentof the Commission, of 5 November 2004 adoptingthe list of other persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members ofthe Commission of the European Communities, repealing and replacing Decision2004/642/EC, Euratom

    SL L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 12–13 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    SL L 153M, 7.6.2006, p. 89–90 (MT)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2004/753/oj

    9.11.2004   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 333/12


    COUNCIL DECISION,

    taken by common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission,

    of 5 November 2004

    adopting the list of other persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members of the Commission of the European Communities, repealing and replacing Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom

    (2004/753/EC, Euratom)

    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 214(2) thereof,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 126(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 127(2) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, must be appointed for the period from the date of its appointment to 31 October 2009.

    (2)

    On 29 June 2004 the Council, meeting in the composition of the Heads of State or Government, nominated Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO as the person it intends to appoint as President of the Commission (1).

    (3)

    The European Parliament approved that nomination by its resolution of 22 July 2004.

    (4)

    By Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom (2), the Council adopted by common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission the list of other persons whom it intends to appoint as Members of the Commission.

    (5)

    By common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission, Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom should be repealed before the list that it contains is submitted for a vote of approval by the European Parliament, and replaced by the present Decision.

    (6)

    The entry into force of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe will entail the expiry of the term of the Member of the Commission who has the same nationality as the future European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, who will be a Vice-President of the Commission,

    HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

    Article 1

    The following are hereby nominated by common accord with Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO, nominee for President of the Commission, as the persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members of the Commission of the European Communities for the period from the date of appointment of the new Commission to 31 October 2009:

     

    Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN

     

    Mr Jacques BARROT

     

    Mr Joe BORG

     

    Mr Stavros DIMAS

     

    Ms Benita FERRERO-WALDNER

     

    Mr Ján FIGEĽ

     

    Ms Mariann FISCHER BOEL

     

    Mr Franco FRATTINI

     

    Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAITĖ

     

    Ms Danuta HÜBNER

     

    Mr Siim KALLAS

     

    Mr László KOVÁCS

     

    Ms Neelie KROES

     

    Mr Markos KYPRIANOU

     

    Mr Peter MANDELSON

     

    Mr Charlie McCREEVY

     

    Mr Louis MICHEL

     

    Mr Andris PIEBALGS

     

    Mr Janez POTOČNIK

     

    Ms Viviane REDING

     

    Mr Olli REHN

     

    Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA

     

    Mr Günter VERHEUGEN

     

    Ms Margot WALLSTRÖM.

    Article 2

    Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom is hereby repealed.

    Article 3

    This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    Done at Brussels, 5 November 2004.

    For the Council

    The President

    B. R. BOT


    (1)   OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 15.

    (2)   OJ L 294, 17.9.2004, p. 30.


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