years, subject, if need be, to Article 114.
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 Member States shall, in consultation with the
nominee for President, nominate the other persons whom they intend
to appoint as members of the Commission.
The President and 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 governments of the Member States.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied for the first time to the
President and 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 begins 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 128
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
member's 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 death, the
President shall be replaced for the remainder of his term of office. The
procedure laid down in Article 127(2) shall be applicable for the
replacement of the President.
Save in the case of compulsory retirement under Article 129, members
of the Commission shall remain in office until they have been
replaced.
ARTICLE 129
If any member of the Commission no longer fulfills 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 Commission, compulsorily retire him.
ARTICLE 130
The Commission may appoint a Vice-President or two Vice-Presidents
from among its members.
ARTICLE 131
The Council and the Commission shall consult each other and shall
settle by common accord their methods of co-operation.
The Commission shall adopt