emn undertaking that, both
during and after their term of office, they will respect the obligations
arising therefrom and in particular their duty to behave with integrity
and discretion as regards the acceptance, after they have ceased to
hold office, of certain appointments or benefits. In the event of any
breach of these obligations, the Court of Justice may, on application
by the Council or the Commission, rule that the member concerned be,
according to the circumstances, either compulsorily retired in
accordance with Article 12a or deprived of his right to a pension or
other benefits in its stead.
ARTICLE 10
1. The members of the Commission shall be appointed in accordance
with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2, for a period of five
years, subject, if need be, to Article 24.
Their term of office shall be renewable.
2. The governments of the Member States shall nominate by common
accord, after consulting the European Parliament, the person they
intend to appoint as President of the Commission.
The governments of the Members States shall, in consultation with the
nominee for the President, nominate the other persons whom they
intend to appoint as members of the Commission.
The President and the other members of the Commission thus
nominated shall be subject as a body to a vote of approval by the
European Parliament. After approval by the European Parliament, the
President and the other members of the Commission shall be
appointed by common accord of the Member States.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied for the first time to the
President and the other members of the Commission whose term of
office begins on 7 January 1995.
The President and the other members of the Commission whose term
of office beings on 7 January 1993 shall be appointed by common
accord of the governments of the Member States. Their term of office
shall expire on 6 January 1995.
ARTICLE 11
The Commission may appoint a Vice-President or two Vice-Presidents
from among its members.
ARTICLE 12
Apart from normal replacement, or death, the duties of a member of the
Commission shall end when he resigns or is compulsorily retired.
The vacancy thus caused shall be filled for the remainder of the
members term of office by a new member appointed by common
accord of the governments of the Member States. The Council may,
acting unanimously, decide that such a vacancy need not be filled.
In the event of resignation, compulsory retirement or dea