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Article 163
 

The number of members and the parliamentary term   From Finland, 14 members are elected for the European Parliament for the parliamentary term of five years.   According to the election legislation of the European communities, the parliamentary term of a European Parliament member begins when the European Parliament’s first meeting after the elections is opened and the members’ mandates are approved, and ends when the Parliament’s first meeting after the next elections is opened.