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Document 11997E196

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 1: The European Parliament
Article 196
Article 139 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 139 - EEC Treaty

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_196/oj

11997E196

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 1: The institutions - Section 1: The European Parliament - Article 196 - Article 139 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 139 - EEC Treaty

Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0263 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0057 - Consolidated version
(EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

Article 196

The European Parliament shall hold an annual session. It shall meet, without requiring to be convened, on the second Tuesday in March.

The European Parliament may meet in extraordinary session at the request of a majority of its Members or at the request of the Council or of the Commission.

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