1. The office of President shall be held:
- for the first six months of 1995 by France,
- for the second six months of 1995 by Spain,
- for the subsequent periods of six months by the following Member States in turn in the following order: Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Finland, Portugal, France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Greece.
2. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Member States concerned, may decide that a Member State may hold the Presidency during a period other than that resulting from the above order.