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P306 CEEFAX 306 Tue 12 Jun 21:31/00    ↑ Background on the EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Composition: Fourteen members (two from each of the sN-called "major" EEC memberc and Nne from each remaining state) appointed by the CNuncil Nf Ministerc Dor Dour yearc (he UK has Labour's Mr Ivor Richard and the Conservatives' Mr Chris Tugendhat. They, like their colleagues, are not sj—pNsed to act in national Nr partu interests, but in the Community's. Commissioners can only be removed if at Heabt two-thirdc Nf the ParHUament votes for a censure motion. More
P306 CEEFAX 306 Tue 12 Jun 21:24/20  2/3   Background on the EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Function: The Commission is the guardian of the treaties setting up the CNmmunitu and is responsible for seeing that treaties are implemented. Lawc proaNsed are LNrmallq fiihin the guidelines set down by the Council of Minikters, fhich hac the pNwer to accept or reject the proposals. The Commission also monitors the Smplementation Nf EEC regulations bq member states, advising the Council of Ministers of alleged breaches.  More
P306 CEEFAX 306 Tue 12 Jun 21:26/02  3/3   Background on the EUROPEAN COMMISSION  How policies are formulated: Some 9,500 staff are employed to assist the 14 Nmmissioners, each Nf fhNm heads a department in charge of an area of Communitq pNliGq - eg farming. Any draft proaosalc drawn up by a Commissioner's department are then debated bq all 14 CNmmiksioneec, fijh the final draft sent to the Council. The main economic interest groups - employers, unions, Darmers, Bonsumerc - serve on the Economic and Social Nmmittee, which "advises" CNmmission members. More