§ 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.