# Council Decision of 14 June 2013 fixing the period for the eighth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (2013/299/EU, Euratom), Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Decision
of 14 June 2013
fixing the period for the eighth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage
(2013/299/EU, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 11(2) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
By its Decision 78/639/Euratom, ECSC, EEC of 25 July 1978 fixing the period for the first election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, the Council fixed the period for this first election from 7 to 10 June 1979.
(2)
It proves to be impossible to hold the eighth election during the corresponding period of 2014.
(3)
Another electoral period should therefore be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/299/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-299/introduction
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