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European Council Decision of 1 March 2012 electing the President of the European Council (2012/151/EU)

EU Decision 2012/151 · Adopted 1 March 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom

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European Council Decision

of 1 March 2012

electing the President of the European Council

(2012/151/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

On 1 December 2009, by European Council Decision 2009/879/EUf1, Mr Herman VAN ROMPUY was elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2009 until 31 May 2012.

(2)

In accordance with the Treaty, the holder of the office of President of the European Council may be re-elected once,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 315, 2.12.2009, p. 48.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature

1

Mr Herman VAN ROMPUY is hereby re-elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 June 2012 until 30 November 2014.

2

This Decision shall be notified to Mr Herman VAN ROMPUY by the Secretary-General of the Council.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2012.

For the European Council

The President

H. van Rompuy