
Article 1 
Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO is hereby nominated as the person the Council intends to appoint as President of the Commission for the period from 1 November 2004 to 31 October 2009.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be forwarded to the European Parliament.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2004.
The President
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