majority, determine any payment to be made instead of remuneration."
8) The following Articles shall be inserted;
"ARTICLE 125
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.
ARTICLE 126
1. The Commission shall consist of seventeen members, who shall be
chosen on the grounds of their general competence and whose
independence is beyond doubt.
The number of members of the Commission may be altered by the
Council, acting unanimously.
Only nationals of the Member States may be members of the
Commission.
The Commission must include at least one national of each of the
Member States, but may not include more than two members having
the nationality of the same State.
2. The members of the Commission shall, in the general interest of the
Community, be completely independent in the performance of their
duties.
In the performance of these duties, they shall neither seek nor take
instructions from any government or from any other body. They shall
refrain from any action incompatible with their duties. Each Member
State undertakes to respect this principle and not to seek to influence
the members of the Commission in the performance of their tasks.
The members of the Commission may not, during their term of office,
engage in any other occupation, whether gainful or not. When entering
upon their duties they shall give a solemn undertaking that, both
during and after their term or 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 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 129 or deprived of his
right to a pension or other benefits in its stead.
ARTICLE 127
1. The members of the Commission shall be appointed, in accordance
with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2, for a period of five