
Article 1 
The following are hereby appointed to the Commission of the European Communities for the period from 22 November 2004 to 31 October 2009:

— as President:
 Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO
— as members:
 Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN
 Mr Jacques BARROT
 Mr Joe BORG
 Mr Stavros DIMAS
 Ms Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
 Mr Ján FIGEĽ
 Ms Mariann FISCHER BOEL
 Mr Franco FRATTINI
 Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAITĖ
 Ms Danuta HÜBNER
 Mr Siim KALLAS
 Mr László KOVÁCS
 Ms Neelie KROES
 Mr Markos KYPRIANOU
 Mr Peter MANDELSON
 Mr Charlie McCREEVY
 Mr Louis MICHEL
 Mr Andris PIEBALGS
 Mr Janez POTOČNIK
 Ms Viviane REDING
 Mr Olli REHN
 Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA
 Mr Günter VERHEUGEN
 Ms Margot WALLSTRÖM.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on 22 November 2004.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.
For the Council
The President
J. P. H. DONNER