§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the Official Report or place in the Library documents stating the terms of appointment, conditions of employment, and procedure for appointment of new EEC Commissioners; and which bodies were responsible for these decisions.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe terms of appointment and the principal conditions of employment of members of the Commission are governed by Articles 157, 158, 159 and 160 of the Treaty of Rome as amended by the Merger Treaty. The 313W practice is for Commissioners to be nominated by the Governments of member States for appointment in accordance with the provisions of Article 158. The emoluments of Commissioners were determined by Council Regulation 422 of 1967 (EEC) published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. 187/1 of 8th August 1967. The regulation has subsequently been amended, in particular by Council Regulations Nos. 2163/70 (OJ No. L238/1 of 29th October 1970); 723/71 (OJ No. L80/1 of 5th April 1971); 1546/73 (OJ No. Li55/8 of 11th June 1973) and 143/76 (OJ No. L15/2 of 24th January 1976). The Official Journal is available in the Library of the House.