1. This Law establishes the procedure for organising and holding elections when electing members of the European Parliament to the seats in the European Parliament allocated for the Republic of Lithuania. The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, the legal acts of the European Union, international treaties, this Law and other laws, the resolutions of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania concerning the setting of the date of elections, the decisions of the Central Electoral Committee constitute the legal basis for elections to the European Parliament. 2. The purpose of this Law is to ensure the application of the legal acts of the European Union, specified in the Annex to this Law. 3. The number of the members of the European Parliament, elected in the Republic of Lithuania, is determined in the Act concerning the Conditions of Accession of the Republic of Lithuania of the Treaty concerning the Accession of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Union. In the year 2004 13 members of the European Parliament shall be elected in elections to the European Parliament, held in the Republic of Lithuania. Members of the European Parliament shall be elected for a term of five years in one multi-member constituency, comprising the whole territory of the State, on the basis of proportional representation, by preferential voting.
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