Save in the case of compulsory retirement under Article 129, Members of the Commission shall remain in office until they have been replaced or until the Council has decided that the vacancy need not be filled, as provided for in the second paragraph of this Article.'
Ach amháin i gcás iad a scor go héigeantach faoi fhorálacha Airteagal 216, fanfaidh comhaltaí an Choimisiúin i seilbh oifige go dtí go ngabhfar a n-ionad nó go gcinnfidh an Chomhairle nach gá an folúntas a líonadh i gcomhréir leis an dará mir den Airteagal seo."