Subsection I Community and Regional Councils
Article 115 [Councils]
(1.1) There is a French Community Council and a Flemish
Community Council, named Flemish Council, the composition
and the functioning of which are established by law, adopted by
majority vote as described in Article 4, last paragraph.
(1.2) There is a German-speaking Community Council, the
composition and the functioning of which are determined by
law.
(2) Without prejudice to Article 137, regional bodies as
described in Article 39 comprise a Council for each
Region.
Article 116 [Elections]
(1) The Councils are composed of elected representatives.
(2.1) Each Community Council is composed of members
elected directly as members of the concerned Community
Council or as members of a Regional Council.
(2.2) The application of Article 137 notwithstanding,
each Regional Council is composed of members elected directly
as members of the Regional Council concerned or as members
of a Community Council.
Article 117 [Term]
(1) Council members are elected for a period of five years.
The Councils are completely renewed every five years.
(2) Unless a law, adopted by majority vote as described in
Article 4, last paragraph, should specify otherwise,
Council elections are to take place on the same day and are to
coincide with European Parliamentary elections.
Article 118 [Election Law]
(1) Elections described in Article 116 (2) as well as the
composition and functioning of Councils are fixed by law. But
for the German-speaking Community Council, this law is
adopted by majority vote as described in Article 4, last
paragraph.
(2) A law, adopted by majority vote as described in Article
4, last paragraph, establishes those matters relative to the
election, composition, and functioning of the French
Community Council, of the Walloon Regional Council and of
the Flemish Community Council, which are regulated by their
respective Councils, either by decree or by ruling as described
in Article 134, according to the case. This decree and
this ruling as described in Article 134 are adopted by a
two-thirds majority vote, provided that a majority of members
of the Council concerned are present.
Article 119 [Incompatibility]
A Council member's mandate is incompatible with that of a
member of the House of Representatives. Moreover, it is
incompatible with a senator's mandate as described in Article
67 (1.1), (1.2), (1.6), and (1.7).
Article 120 [Immunities]
All Council members benefit from those immunities described
in Articles 58 and 59.