Council Decision of 7 May 2004 appointing members of the Court of Auditors (2004/499/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 247(1), (2) and (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 160b(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, and to the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 47 thereof,

Having regard to the opinions of the European Parliament(1),

Whereas:

In accordance with Article 47 of the abovementioned Act of Accession, the Court of Auditors should be enlarged by the appointment of 10 additional members for a term of office of six years; however, in the absence of a proposal, the appointment of one of those additional members cannot take place until a later date,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for a period of six years with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision:

Mr Jan Kin¹t

Ms Kersti Kaljulaid

Mr Igors Ludbor¾s

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Mr Gejza Halász

Mr Josef Bonnici

Mr Jacek Uczkiewicz

Mr Vojko Anton Antonèiè

Mr Július Molnár .

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, on 7 May 2004 .

For the Council

The President

C. McCREEVY

(1) Opinions delivered on 5 May 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal).