PUBLIC - Croatia, the War, and the Future

2. By way of derogation from Article 14(3) of the TEU, Croatia shall, before the date of
accession, hold ad hoc elections to the European Parliament, by direct universal suffrage of its
people, for the number of members fixed in paragraph 1, I n accordance with the provisions of
the acquis. However, if the date of accession is less than six months before the next elections
to the European Parliament, the members of the European Parliament representing the citizens
of Croatia may be designated by the national Parliament of Croatia, from its midst, provided
that the persons in question have been elected by direct universal suffrage.
ARTICLE 20
Article 3(3) of the Protocol on transitional provisions annexed to the TEU, the TFEU and the EAEC
Treaty shall be replaced by the following:
'3. Until 31 October 2014, the following provisions shall remain in force, without prejudice
to the second subparagraph of Article 235(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union.
For acts of the European Council and of the Council requiring a qualified majority, members'
votes shall be weighted as follows:
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