Decision of the representatives of the Member States meeting in the Council of 20 September 1976 relating to the Act concerning the election of the representatives to the Assembly by direct universal suffrage.

On 20 September 1976 in Brussels, representatives of the Member States of the European Communities adopt the Act concerning the election of the representatives to the Assembly by direct universal suffrage.

Consolidated version of the Act of 20 September 1976, amended by Article 5 of the Treaty of Amsterdam.

Consolidated version of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, as last amended by Council Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom of 25 June and 23 September 2002. The Act stipulates that the term of office for Members of the European Parliament is five years (Article 5).

Speech by the President of the Council of the European Communities, Max van der Stoel, to mark the signing of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (20 September 1976).

Statement by the President of the European Parliament, Georges Spénale, to mark the signing of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (Brussels, 20 September 1976).

On 20 September 1976 in Brussels, the representatives of the Member States of the European Communities sign the Act concerning the election of the representatives to the Assembly by direct universal suffrage.