2, vil traktaten om tiltrædelse af Unionen derfor kunne foreskrive, at antallet af medlemmer i Europa-Parlamentet midlertidigt kan overstige 750 i den resterende del af valgperioden 2004-2009.  
The Treaty of Accession to the Union will therefore, by way of derogation from Article I-20(2) of the Constitution, stipulate that the number of members of the European Parliament may temporarily exceed 750 for the remainder of the 2004 to 2009 Parliamentary term.  