Brussels, 12 August 2004

Responsibilities Departments [1] Jos¨¦ Manuel BARROSO President Responsible for:

• Political guidance of the Commission
• Organisation of the Commission in order to ensure that it acts consistently, efficiently and on the basis of collegiality
• Allocation of responsibilities

Chair of Group of Commissioners on Lisbon Strategy Chair of Group of Commissioners for External Relations

• Secretariat General
• Legal Service
• Spokesperson
• Group of Policy Advisers (GOPA)

Margot WALLSTR?M Vice President Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy Responsible for:

• Relations with the European Parliament
• Relations with the Council and representation of the Commission, under the authority of the President, in the General Affairs Council
• Contacts with National Parliaments
• Relations with the Committee of the Regions, the Economic and Social Committee, and the Ombudsman
• Replacing the President when absent
• Coordination of press and communication strategy

Chair of Group of Commissioners for Communications and Programming

Press and Communication DG including Representations in the Member States

G¨¹nter VERHEUGEN Vice President Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Responsible for:

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• Enterprise and industry
• Coordination of Commission¡¯s role in the Competitiveness Council
• Chair of Group of Commissioners for the Competitiveness Council

Vice Chair of Group of Commissioners on Lisbon Strategy

• DG Enterprise and Industry (renamed), adding:
• Space (from DG RTD)
• Security-related research (from DG INFSO/RTD)
• Application of treaty rules on free movement of goods (from DG MARKT)

• Agencies:
• EMEA (European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products)
• ECA (European Chemicals Agency)

Jacques BARROT Vice President Commissioner for Transport Responsible for:

• Transport

• Transport activities in the Transport and Energy DG
• Agencies:
• EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency)
• EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)
• ERA (European Railway Agency)

Siim KALLAS Vice President Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud Responsible for:

• Consolidation of Administrative Reform
• Personnel and Administration
• Budgetary discharge
• Internal Audit
• Fight against Fraud
• Security

Chair of the Audit Progress Committee

• Personnel and Administration DG
• Internal Audit Service
• European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
• Informatics DG
• Office for Administration and Payment of individual entitlements
• Offices for Infrastructures and Logistics
• Relations with the Inter-institutional European Personnel Selection Office

Rocco BUTTIGLIONE Vice President Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Responsible for:

• Justice and ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Affairs

• Justice, Freedom and Security DG (renamed)
• Agencies:
• EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction)
• EUMC (European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia) ¨C will be combined with Fundamental Rights
• Border Control (European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders)

Viviane REDING Commissioner for Information Society and Media Responsible for:

• Information Society
• Audiovisual Policy
• Coordination of Media Affairs

• Information Society DG adding:
• Audiovisual policy and Media programme Units from DG EAC
• Agencies:
• ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency)

Stavros DIMAS
Commissioner for Environment Responsible for:

• Environment

• Environment DG

Agencies:

• EEA (European Environment Agency)

Joaquin ALMUNIA Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Responsible for:

• Economic and Financial Affairs
• Monetary matters
• Statistical Office

• Economic and Financial Affairs DG
• Statistical Office

Danuta H?BNER Commissioner for Regional Policy Responsible for:

• Regional Policy
• Cohesion Fund
• Solidarity Fund

Regional Policy DG

Joe BORG Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Responsible for:

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• Fisheries
• Coordination of maritime affairs

Chair of Commission Taskforce to develop a Green Paper on maritime Policy

• Fisheries and Maritime Affairs DG (renamed) adding:
• Transfer of responsibility for law of the sea from RELEX
• Agencies:
• CFCA (Community Fisheries Control Agency)

Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget Responsible for:

• Financial Programming
• Budget

• Budget DG

Janez POTOCNIK Commissioner for Science and Research Responsible for:

• Science, Research and Development
• Joint Research Centre

• Research DG
• JRC

J¨¢n FIGEL Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture, and Multilinguism Responsible for:

• Education and Training
• Youth, Sport, Civil Society
• Culture
• Translation and Interpretation

• Education and Culture DG
• Interpretation DG(SCIC)
• Translation DG
• Relations with Inter-institutional Publications Office (OPOCE)
• Agencies:
• CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training)
• ETF (European Training Foundation)
• CdT (Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union)

Markos KYPRIANOU Commissioner for Health and Consumers Protection Responsible for:

• Public Health
• Consumers Affairs

• Health and Consumer Protection DG
• Agencies:
• CPVO (Community Plant Variety Office)
• ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)
• EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)

Olli REHN Commissioner for Enlargement Responsible for:

• Candidate countries (Rumania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey)
• Western Balkans

• Enlargement DG adding
• Western Balkans Directorate from RELEX DG
• Agencies:
• EAR (European Agency for Reconstruction)

Louis MICHEL Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Responsible for:

• Development Aid and Cooperation
• Humanitarian Aid

• Development DG
• Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)

L¨¢szl¨® KOV?CS Commissioner for Energy Responsible for:

• Energy policy
• Nuclear Safety and Security

• Energy activities in the Transport and Energy DG

Neelie KROES Commissioner for Competition Responsible for: Competition

• Competition DG

Mariann FISCHER BOEL Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Responsible for:

• Agriculture
• Rural Development

• Agriculture and Rural Development DG (renamed)

Benita FERRERO-WALDNER Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Responsible for:

• External Relations
• Common Foreign and Security Policy
• European Neighbourhood Policy
• Delegations in non-member countries

Vice-Chair of Group of Commissioners for External Relations

• External Relations DG
• EuropeAid ¨C Cooperation Office

Charlie McCREEVY Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Responsible for:

• Internal Market
• Financial Services

• Internal Market and services DG (renamed)adding:
• Free movement of capital from ECFIN DG
• Responsibility for business related services and management of notifications by MS of draft rules on services from ENTR DG
• Agencies:
• OHIM (Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market ¨C Trade Marks and designs)

Vladimir SPIDLA Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Responsible for:

• Employment
• Social Affairs
• Equal Opportunities

Chair of Group of Commissioners for Equal Opportunities

• Employment Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG (renamed)
• Agencies:
• EUROFOUND (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)
• EU-OSHA (European Agency for Safet y and Health at Work)

Peter MANDELSON Commissioner for Trade Responsible for:

• Trade Policy
• International dimension of competitiveness

Member of the Group of Commissioners for the Competitiveness Council

• Trade DG

Ingrida UDRE Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union Responsible for:

• Customs
• Taxation

• Taxation and Customs Union DG

[1] This list of department responsibilities is indicative and may be subject to adjustments at a later stage

Item source: Date: 12/08/2004