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COMMISSION DECISION

OF 6 JANUARY 1973

AMENDING THE PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMISSION OF 6 JULY 1967

( 73/1/ECSC , EEC , EURATOM )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO ARTICLE 16 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 141 ( 2 ) OF THE ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES ( 1 ) LAYS DOWN THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE THE ADAPTATION TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE RENDERED NECESSARY BY ACCESSION ;

WHEREAS , THIS BEING SO , IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMISSION OF 6 JULY 1967 ( 2 ) AMENDED BY THE DECISION OF 2 JULY 1970 ( 3 ) ;

DECIDES AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMISSION OF 6 JULY 1967 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING TEXT :

" 1 . THE QUORUM OF MEMBERS REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT FOR THE COMMISSION TO TAKE VALID DECISIONS SHALL BE FIXED AT SEVEN .

2 . IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 17 , FIRST PARAGRAPH , OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ADOPTED WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST SEVEN VOTES IN FAVOUR . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON 6 JANUARY 1973 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 JANUARY 1973 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS XAVIER ORTOLI

( 1 ) OJ NO L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , P . 14 .

( 2 ) OJ NO 147 , 11 . 7 . 1967 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 148 , 3 . 7 . 1970 , P . 28 .