ABSTRACT
Articles 202-10 of the EC Treaty apply here. The Council of the EU has legislative and executive powers and functions. It is the Council which defends the interests of Member States. The Council has no fixed membership and its composition varies depending upon the subject matter under discussion. Each Member State is represented in Council by a government minister.48 Accordingly, when the subject on the agenda is agriculture, the Council will consist of the Ministers of Agriculture from all Member States; when the subject is transport, the membership will be made up of the respective Ministers of Transport. Article 202 of the EC Treaty, as revised, provides that the Council is to (a) ensure coordination of the general economic policies of the Member States; (b) have power to take decisions; and (c) confer on the Commission powers for implementation of rules which the Council lays down.
