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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-780/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/780",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 19 November 2004 appointing the President and Members of the Commission of the European Communities (2004/780/EC, Euratom)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 19 November 2004\nappointing the President and Members of the Commission of the European Communities\n(2004/780/EC, Euratom)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213(1) and the third subparagraph of Article 214(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 126(1) and the third subparagraph of Article 127(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nA 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.\n(2)\nOn 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.\n(3)\nThe European Parliament approved that nomination by its Resolution dated 22 July 2004.\n(4)\nBy Decision 2004/753/EC, Euratom, which repeals and replaces Decision 2004/642/EC, Euratom the Council adopted by common accord with the nominee for President of the Commission the list of other persons whom the Council intends to appoint as Members of the Commission.\n(5)\nBy means of a vote held on 18 November 2004, the European Parliament gave its approval to the appointment of the President and the other Members of the Commission as a college.\n(6)\nThe President and other Members of the Commission should therefore be appointed.\n(7)\nThe 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 Vice-President of the Commission,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 294, 17.9.2004, p. 30."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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