PART III: THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
TITLE VI – THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
CHAPTER I – PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS
Section 2 – The Union's advisory bodies
Subsection 2 – The Economic and Social Committee
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The number of members of the Economic and Social Committee shall not exceed 350. The Council,
acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a European decision
determining the Committee's composition.
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The members of the Economic and Social Committee shall be appointed for five years. Their term of
office shall be renewable.
The Council shall adopt the European decision establishing the list of members drawn up in
accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.
The Council shall act after consulting the Commission. It may obtain the opinion of European bodies
which are representative of the various economic and social sectors and of civil society to which the
Union's activities are of concern.
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The Economic and Social Committee 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.
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The Economic and Social Committee shall be consulted by the European Parliament, by the Council
or by the Commission where the Constitution so provides. It may be consulted by these institutions
in all cases in which they consider it appropriate. It may also issue an opinion on its own initiative.
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.
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.
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