11957A108

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ( E.A.E.C. - EURATOM ), TITLE THREE - PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS, CHAPTER I: THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, SECTION I: THE ASSEMBLY, ARTICLE 108


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ARTICLE 108

1 . THE ASSEMBLY SHALL CONSIST OF DELEGATES WHO SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE RESPECTIVE PARLIAMENTS FROM AMONG THEIR MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN BY EACH MEMBER STATE .

2 . THE NUMBER OF THESE DELEGATES SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

BELGIUM : 14

GERMANY : 36

FRANCE : 36

ITALY : 36

LUXEMBOURG : 6

NETHERLANDS : 14

3 . THE ASSEMBLY SHALL DRAW UP PROPOSALS FOR ELECTIONS BY DIRECT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A UNIFORM PROCEDURE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY , LAY DOWN THE APPROPRIATE PROVISIONS , WHICH IT SHALL RECOMMEND TO MEMBER STATES FOR ADOPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS .