Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/1706, taken by common accord with the President of the Commission, of 19 September 2016 appointing a Member of the European Commission
EU Decision 2016/1706 · Adopted 19 September 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom
Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/1706,
taken by common accord with the President of the Commission,
of 19 September 2016
appointing a Member of the European Commission
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 246 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliamentf1,
Whereas:
(1)
On 23 October 2014 the European Council adopted Decision 2014/749/EUf2 appointing the European Commission for the period until 31 October 2019.
(2)
In a letter dated 25 June 2016, Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the Commission, informed the Council that Mr Jonathan HILL had resigned from his post as a Member of the Commission with effect from 15 July 2016 at midnight.
(3)
In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 246 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a vacancy caused by resignation is to be filled for the remainder of the Member's term of office by a new Member of the same nationality.
(4)
A new Member of the Commission should therefore be appointed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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Opinion of 15 September 2016 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
- f2
Contents
1
By common accord with Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the Commission, the Council appoints Mr Julian KING as Member of the Commission for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 31 October 2019.
2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Signature
Done at Brussels, 19 September 2016.
For the Council
The President
M. Lajčák