whichever is the earlier, the Commission shall consist of 14 Members.

During this period, not more than three Members may have the nationality of the same State.

2.

The President, the Vice President and the Members of the Commission shall be appointed upon the entry into force of this Treaty. The Commission shall take up its duties on the fifth day after the appointment of its Members. The term of office of the Members of the High Authority and of the Commission of the European Economic Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community shall end at the same time.

Article 33

The term of office of the Members of the Commission provided for in Article 32 shall expire on the date determined by Article 32 (1). The Members of the Commission provided for in Article 10 shall be appointed one month before that date at the latest.

If any or all of these appointments are not made within the required time, the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 12 shall not be applicable to that Member who, among the nationals of each State, has least seniority as a Member of a Commission or of the High Authority or, where two or more Members have the same seniority, to the youngest of them. The provisions of the third paragraph of Article 12 shall remain applicable, how ever, to all Members of the same nationality, where ,before the date determined by Article 32 (1), a Member of that nationality has ceased to hold office and has been replaced.

Article 34

The Council shall, acting unanimously, make financial arrangements for past Members of the High Authority and of the Commissions of the European Economic Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community who, having ceased to hold office in pursuance of Article 32, have not been appointed Members of the Commission.

Article 35

1.

The first budget of the Communities shall be established and adopted for the financial year beginning 1 January following the entry into force of this Treaty.

2.

If this Treaty enters into force before 1 July 1965, the general estimates of the administrative expenditure of the European Coal and Steel Community which expire on 1 July shall be extended until 31 December of the same year; the