
Article 1 
In the event of the entry into force of a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, the following provisions shall apply by way of derogation from Article 190(3) of the EC Treaty as well as Article 5 and Article 10(1) and Article 11(2) of the 1976 Act:

((a)) The term of office of the elected representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament shall end at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following the elections referred to in point (b).
((b)) Extraordinary elections of the representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament shall be held in the whole of Cyprus for the remainder of the 2004-2009 term or any subsequent term of the European Parliament on the Sunday following the end of a period of four months after adoption by the Council, in accordance with Article 1(2) of Protocol No 10 of the 2003 Act of Accession, of the first decision on the withdrawal of the suspension of the application of the acquis.
((c)) The term of office of the members of the European Parliament elected in the elections referred to in (b) shall begin at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following the elections referred to in point (b) and it shall end at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following its next election.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 10 June 2004.
For the Council
The President
D. AHERN