Keywords
Summary

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1 . COMMON INSTITUTIONS - PROVISIONS AFFECTING THEM - INTERPRETATION

2 . EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY - SESSION - CONCEPT

( ECSC TREATY, ARTICLE 22; EEC TREATY, ARTICLE 139; EAEC TREATY, ARTICLE 109 )

Summary

1 . THE PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES AND THE PROTOCOLS WHICH APPLY TO A COMMON INSTITUTION MUST BE INTERPRETED TOGETHER AND, IF NECESSARY, RECONCILED .

2 . SUBJECT TO THE DATES OF OPENING AND CLOSURE OF THE ANNUAL SESSION DETERMINED BY ARTICLE 22 OF THE ECSC TREATY, THE EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY MUST BE CONSIDERED IN SESSION, EVEN IF IT IS NOT ACTUALLY SITTING, UP TO THE TIME OF THE CLOSURE OF THE ANNUAL OR EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS .