PART SIX

INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
TITLE I

INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 3

THE UNION'S ADVISORY BODIES
SECTION 1

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

(ex Article 260 TEC)
Article 303
The Committee shall elect its chairman and officers from among its members for a term of two and a half years.
It shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
The Committee shall be convened by its chairman at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or of the Commission. It may also meet on its own initiative.