In the performance of these duties, they shall neither seek nor take instructions from any  government or from any other body. They shall refrain from any action incompatible with  their duties. Each Members state undertakes to respect this principle and not to seek to  influence the Members of the Commission in the performance of their tasks.

The Members of the Commission may not, during their term of office, engage in any other  occupation, whether gainful or not. When entering upon their duties they shall give a solemn  undertaking that, both during and after their term of office, they will respect the obligations  arising therefrom and in particular their duty to behave with integrity and discretion as regards  the acceptance, after they have ceased to hold office, of certain appointments or benefits. In  the event of any breach of the obligations, the Court of Justice may, on application by the  Council or the Commission, rule that the Member concerned be, according to the  circumstances, either compulsorily retired in accordance with Article 12a or deprived of his  right to a pension or other benefits in its stead.

Article 10 ( * )

( * ) As inserted by Article H( 2 ) TEU.

1. The Members of the Commission shall be appointed, in accordance with the procedure  referred to in paragraph 2, for a period of five years, subject, if need be, to Article 24.

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 the 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  and 2 shall be applied for the first time to the President and the 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 11 ( * )

( * ) As inserted by Article H( 2 ) TEU.

The Commission may appoint a Vice President or two Vice Presidents from among its  Members.

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