The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART SIX - INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS#TITLE I - INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS#CHAPTER 3 - THE UNION'S ADVISORY BODIES#SECTION 1 - THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE#Article 301 (ex Article 258 TEC)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/177 Article 301 (ex Article 258 TEC) The number of members of the Economic and Social Committee shall not exceed 350. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a decision determining the Committee's composition. The Council shall determine the allowances of members of the Committee.