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Document 11997E201

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 201
Article 144 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 144 - EEC Treaty

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_201/oj

11997E201

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 201 - Article 144 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 144 - 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 201

If a motion of censure on the activities of the Commission is tabled before it, the European Parliament shall not vote thereon until at least three days after the motion has been tabled and only by open vote.

If the motion of censure is carried by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, representing a majority of the Members of the European Parliament, the Members of the Commission shall resign as a body. They shall continue to deal with current business until they are replaced in accordance with Article 214. In this case, the term of office of the Members of the Commission appointed to replace them shall expire on the date on which the term of office of the Members of the Commission obliged to resign as a body would have expired.

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