th, the
President shall be replaced for the remainder of his term of office. The
procedure laid down in Article 10(2) shall be applicable for the
replacement of the President.
Save in the case of compulsory retirement under Article 12a, members
of the Commission shall remain in office until they have been
replaced.
ARTICLE 12a
If any member of the Commission no longer fulfils the conditions
required for the performance of his duties or if he has been guilty of
serious misconduct, the Court of Justice may, on application by the
Council or the Commission, compulsorily retire him.
ARTICLE 13
The Commission shall act by a majority of the number of members
provided for in Article 9.
A meeting of the Commission shall be valid only if the number of
members laid down in its rules of procedure is present."
3) Article 16 shall be replaced by the following:
"ARTICLE 16
The Commission shall make all appropriate administrative
arrangements for the operation of its departments.
It may set up study committees, including an economic study
committee.
The Council and the Commission shall consult each other and shall
settle by common accord their methods of co-operation.
The Commission shall adopt its rules of procedure so as to ensure
that both it and its departments operate in accordance with the
provisions of this Treaty. It shall ensure that these rules are
published."
4) The following article shall be inserted:
"ARTICLE 17
The commission shall publish annually, not later than one month
before the opening of the session of the European Parliament, a
general report on the activities of the Community."
5) The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 18:
"The Council shall, acting by a qualified majority, determine any
payment to be made instead of remuneration."
6) The following Articles shall be inserted:
"ARTICLE 20a
The European Parliament may, acting by a majority of its members,
request the Commission to submit any appropriate proposal on
matters which it considers that a Community act is required for the
purpose of implementing this Treaty.
ARTICLE 20b
In the course of its duties, the European Parliament may, at the
request of a quarter of its members, set up a temporary Committee of
Inquiry to investigate, without prejudice to the powers conferred by
this Treaty on other institutions or bodies, alleged contraventions or
maladministration in the implementation of Community law, except
where the alleged facts ar