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Part Two

(b)

in paragraph 2, the words `progressively abolished' shall be replaced by the word `prohibited' and the references to Articles 13, 14, 15 and 17 shall be deleted with the result that the paragraph ends with the words `..in accordance with the provisions of Article 12.';

(c)

in paragraph 3, second subparagraph, the words `shall nevertheless be progressively reduced to' shall be replaced by `may not exceed' and the second sentence beginning `The percentages and the timetable ...` and ending with `importing country or territory.' shall be deleted;

(d)

in paragraph 4, the words `when this Treaty enters into force' shall be deleted.

64.

Article 136 shall be replaced by the following:

`Article 136

The Council, acting unanimously, shall, on the basis of the experience acquired under the association of the countries and territories with the Community and of the principles set out in this Treaty, lay down provisions as regards the detailed rules and the procedure for the association of the countries and territories with the Community.'.

65.

Article 138 shall be amended as follows, to include Article 1, Article 2 as amended by Article 5 of this Treaty, and Article 3(1) of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to the Council Decision of 20 September 1976; Annex II of that Act shall continue to be applied:

(a)

in the place of paragraphs 1 and 2, which lapsed in accordance with Article 14 of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament, there shall be inserted the text of Articles 1 and 2 of the said Act as paragraphs 1 and 2; the new paragraphs 1 and 2 shall read as follows:

`1. The representatives in the European Parliament of the peoples of the States brought together in the Community shall be elected by direct universal suffrage.

2. The number of representatives elected in each Member State shall be as follows:

Belgium

25

Denmark

16

Germany

99

Greece

25

Spain

64

France

87

Ireland

15

Italy

87

Luxembourg

6

Netherlands

31

Austria

21

Portugal

25

Finland

16

Sweden

22

United Kingdom

87.