Article III-386 (#)

The number of members of the Committee of the Regions shall not exceed 350. The Council, acting
unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a European decision determining the
Committee's composition.
The members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members shall be appointed for
five years. Their term of office shall be renewable. No member of the Committee shall at the same
time be a member of the European Parliament.
The Council shall adopt the European decision establishing 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 Article I-32(2) 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.

Article III-387 (#)

The Committee of the Regions shall elect its chairman and officers from among its members for a
term of two and a half years.
It shall be convened by its chairman at the request of the European Parliament, of the Council or of
the Commission. It may also meet on its own initiative.
It shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article III-388 (#)

The Committee of the Regions shall be consulted by the European Parliament, by the Council or by
the Commission where the Constitution so provides and in all other cases in which one of these
institutions considers it appropriate, in particular those which concern cross-border cooperation.

The European Parliament, the Council or the Commission shall, if it considers it necessary, set the
Committee, for the submission of its opinion, a time-limit which shall not be less than one month
from the date on which the chairman receives notification to this effect. Upon expiry of the time-
limit, the absence of an opinion shall not prevent further action.
Where the Economic and Social Committee is consulted, the Committee of the Regions shall be
informed by the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission of the request for an opinion.
Where it considers that specific regional interests are involved, the Committee of the Regions may
issue an opinion on the matter. It may also issue an opinion on its own initiative.
The opinion of the Committee, together with a record of its proceedings, shall be forwarded to the
European Parliament, to the Council and to the Commission.