EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION of 1 November 2014, as modified by the Decisions of the President of 13 July 2016,

21 September 2016, 12 July 2017 and 1 July 2019 on the organisation of responsibilities of the Members of the Commission

(CONSOLIDATED VERSION1)

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DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION of 1.11.2014, as modified by the Decisions of the President of 13 July 2016,

21 September 2016, 12 July 2017 and 1 July 2019 on the organisation of responsibilities of the Members of the Commission

(CONSOLIDATED VERSION)

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, Having regard to the Commission's rules of procedure, and in particular Articles 3 and 25 thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 Without prejudice to Article 18(4) of the Treaty on European Union, the following Members of the Commission are hereby appointed Vice-Presidents of the Commission: Mr Frans TIMMERMANS, Mr Maros SEFCOVIC, Mr Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Mr Jyrki KATAINEN.

The order of precedence of the Vice-Presidents of the Commission is established as follows : Frans TIMMERMANS Federica MOGHERINI Maros SEFCOVIC Valdis DOMBROVSKIS Jyrki KATAINEN

Article 2 Without prejudice to Article 1 of the present Decision, the order of precedence of the other Members of the Commission shall be based on their seniority in the Commission and, in the event of equal seniority, their age.

Article 3 Where the President is prevented from exercising his functions, they shall be exercised, except as regards the Union's external representation, by the first Vice-President, Frans TIMMERMANS.

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If the first Vice-President is also prevented from exercising these functions, they shall be exercised by the Vice-Presidents in accordance with the following order of replacement:

Maros SEFCOVIC

Valdis DOMBROVSKIS

Jyrki KATAINEN

If the Vice-Presidents are also prevented from exercising these functions, they shall be exercised by a Member of the Commission in accordance with the order of precedence laid down in Article 2 of the present decision.

Article 4

In the field of the Union's external representation, where the President is prevented from exercising his functions, they shall be exercised by a Vice-President with the following order of replacement:

Federica MOGHERINI

Frans TIMMERMANS

Maros SEFCOVIC

Valdis DOMBROVSKIS

Jyrki KATAINEN

If the Vice-Presidents are also prevented from exercising these functions, they shall be exercised by a Member of the Commission in accordance with the order of precedence laid down in Article 2 of the present decision.

Article 5

The areas for which the Members of the Commission are specifically responsible for preparing the work of the Commission and for implementing its decisions are allocated as follows:

Frans TIMMERMANS

First Vice-President, in charge of Better Regulation, InterInstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights

Federica MOGHERINI2

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission

Maros SEFCOVIC

Vice-President for Energy Union as well as, temporarily, the Digital Single Market

Valdis DOMBROVSKIS

Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

Jyrki KATAINEN

Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness

2 The President of the Commission agreed with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President that the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations and other Commissioners will deputise for her in areas related to the Commission competence whenever she sees a need for this.

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G?nther OETTINGER

Johannes HAHN

Cecilia MALMSTR?M Neven MIMICA

Miguel ARIAS CA?ETE Karmenu VELLA

Vytenis P. ANDRIUKAITIS Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS Marianne THYSSEN

Pierre MOSCOVICI

Christos STYLIANIDES

Phil HOGAN Violeta BULC Elbieta BIEKOWSKA

Vra JOUROV? Tibor NAVRACSICS Margrethe VESTAGER Carlos MOEDAS Julian KING Mariya GABRIEL

Member of the Commission in charge of Budget and Human Resources

Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations as well as, temporarily, Regional Policy

Commissioner for Trade

Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development

Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy

Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility

Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs

Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management

Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

Commissioner for Transport

Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality

Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport

Commissioner for Competition

Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

Commissioner for the Security Union

Commissionner for Digital Economy and Society

Further details on the portfolios are included in the Mission Letters which the President has addressed to all Members of the Commission at the beginning of the mandate.

The table in annex gives an overview of portfolio responsibilities and identifies the departments that report to each Member of the Commission.

Article 6

In the field of coordination and surveillance of the economic and budgetary policies of the Member States, in particular of the euro area, any decision requiring approval by the Commission pursuant to the Treaties shall be prepared and submitted by the Vice-President

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for the Euro and Social Dialogue jointly with the Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs. Article 12(5) of the Rules of Procedure will apply.

Done at Brussels, on 1 November 2014, 13 July 2016, 21 September 2016, 12 July 2017 and 1 July 2019.

The President Jean-Claude Juncker

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ANNEX

PORTFOLIO RESPONSIBILITIES

The allocation of responsibilities of Commissioners for departments below, decided by the President, follows from the individual Mission Letters that the President has addressed to each Member of the College. In these letters and when he announced the portfolio allocation on 10 September 2014 and 22 October 2014, the President also pointed to a number of changes in the structure of services. The accompanying administrative decisions, where necessary, will be submitted separately to the College1.

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This table assumes that new administrative structures are in place.

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European Commission 2014 ? 2019 Allocation of portfolios and supporting services1

Portfolios

Names

Services

President of the Commission

Jean-Claude Juncker

Secretariat General (SG) Legal Service (SJ) DG Communication (COMM), including the Spokesperson's Service (SPP) European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC)

First Vice-President, in charge of Better Regulation, InterInstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights

Frans Timmermans

As First Vice-President, in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Mr Timmermans will work closely with the other Vice-Presidents, and all Commissioners will liaise with him when it concerns the implementation of the better regulation agenda. In addition, for initiatives requiring a decision by the Commission in their area of responsibility, he will guide the work of the Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, the Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship and the Commissioner for the Security Union. He will also oversee all work related to sustainable development and ensure respect for the Rule of Law, the principle of equality and the principle of transparency in international trade negotiations.

Internal Audit Service (IAS)

High Representative of the Union Federica Mogherini for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President

European External Action Service Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

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This consolidated annex takes into account changes to the organigrams and takes more specifically into account changes to the official titles of bodies, organisations and services which have been adopted since 1 November 2014 up to 1 September 2017 either by decisions of the President, by decisions of the College, or by regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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Portfolios

Names

Services

Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic and, temporarily, the Digital Single Market

As Vice-President for Energy Union, Mr Sefcovic will work closely with the other VicePresidents. In his area of responsibility related to Energy Union, he will steer and coordinate the work of several Commissioners, in particular the Commissioners for Climate Action and Energy; Transport; Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; Regional Policy; Agriculture and Rural Development; and Research, Science and Innovation.

As Vice-President temporarily responsible for the Digital Single Market, he will steer and coordinate the work of several Commissioners, in particular the Commissioners for Digital Economy and Society; Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility; Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality; Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs; Regional Policy; and Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

Valdis Dombrovskis

As Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Mr Dombrovskis will work closely with the other Vice-Presidents. In his area of responsibility, he will steer and coordinate the work of several Commissioners, in particular the Commissioners for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs; Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility; Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Regional Policy; and Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality. In the area of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Mr Dombrovskis will cooperate effectively with Mr Katainen, Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness.

DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA)

Responsible for relations with :

The European Banking Authority (EBA)

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

The European Systemic Risks Board (ESRB)

The Single Resolution Board (SRB)

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