Collegiality
Article 2
1. The Commission shall act as a College, pursuant to these Rules of Procedure. The College is composed of the President and the other Members of the Commission. 2. The Members of the Commission shall refrain from any behaviour likely to jeopardise, to any extent, the principle of collegiality. 3. All Members of the Commission shall participate on an equal footing in the decision-making process and bear collective responsibility for the decisions taken. 4. Each Member of the Commission shall respect, promote and support the positions adopted by the Commission, in particular throughout the different stages of the legislative procedure. 5. Any position diverging from the position originally adopted by the Commission shall be collegially approved before being presented by representatives of the Commission to the other institutions or bodies of the European Union as well as to Member States, third countries, international or regional organisations and other third parties.