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Article 67
 

§ 1. Without prejudice to Article 72, the Senate is made up of seventy-one senators, of whom:

 

1°) twenty-five senators elected in conformity with Article 61, by the Dutch electoral college;

 

2°) fifteen senators elected in conformity with Article 61, by the French electoral college;

 

3°) ten senators appointed by and within the Council of the Flemish Community, named the Flemish Council;

 

4°) ten senators appointed by and within the Council of the French Community;

 

5°) one senator appointed by and within the Council of the German-speaking Community;

 

6°) six senators appointed by the senators referred to in 1) and 3);

 

7°) four senators appointed by the senators referred to in 2) and 4).

 

§ 2. At least one of the senators referred to in Paragraph (1)(1,3,6) is to be legally resident, on the day of his election, in the bilingual Region of Brussels-Capital.

 

At least six of the senators referred to in Paragraph (1)(2,4,7) are to be legally resident, on the day of their election, in the bilingual Region of Brussels-Capital. If four or fewer of the senators referred to in Paragraph (1)(2) are not legally resident, on the day of their election, in the bilingual Region of Brussels-Capital, at least two of the senators referred to in Paragraph (1)(4) must be legally resident, on the day of their election, in the bilingual Region of Brussels-Capital.