Article 1
Open ↗The Commission shall consist of a number of members, including its President and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, equal to the number of Member States.
Source
2013/272/EU: European Council Decision of 22 May 2013 concerning the number of members of the European Commission
2013/272/EU: European Council Decision of 22 May 2013 concerning the number of members of the European Commission
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Article 2
Open ↗The European Council shall review this Decision, in view of its effect on the functioning of the Commission, in sufficient time in advance of either the appointment of the first Commission following the date of accession of the 30th Member State or the appointment of the Commission succeeding that due to take up its duties on 1 November 2014, whichever is earlier.
Article 3
Open ↗This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 November 2014.
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