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Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 4: The Committee of the Regions
Article 263
Article 198a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 138–138 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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12002E263

Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 4: The Committee of the Regions - Article 263 - Article 198a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) -

Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0138 - 0138
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0284 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0069 - Consolidated version


Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)

Part Five: Institutions of the Community

Title I: Provisions governing the institutions

Chapter 4: The Committee of the Regions

Article 263

Article 198a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

Article 263

A committee, hereinafter referred to as "the Committee of the Regions", consisting of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly, is hereby established with advisory status.

The number of members of the Committee of the Regions shall not exceed 350.

The number of members of the Committee shall be as follows:

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The members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members shall be appointed for four years, on proposals from the respective Member States. Their term of office shall be renewable. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, shall adopt the list of members and alternate members drawn up in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State. When the mandate referred to in the first paragraph on the basis of which they were proposed comes to an end, the term of office of members of the Committee shall terminate automatically and they shall then be replaced for the remainder of the said term of office in accordance with the same procedure. No member of the Committee shall at the same time be a Member of the European Parliament.

The members of the Committee may not be bound by any mandatory instructions. They shall be completely independent in the performance of their duties, in the general interest of the Community.

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