each Member State shall lay down appropriate procedures for filling any seat which falls vacant during the five-year term of office referred to in Article 3 for the remainder of that period.
7 (1) agus faoi réir fhorálacha eile na hlonstraime seo, leagfaidh gach Ballstát síos nósanna imeachta oiriúnacha chun aon suíochán a thiocfaídh chun bheith folamh le linn an téarma oifige cúig bliana dá dtagraítear ín Airteagal 3 a líonadh ar feadh a mbeidh fágtha den tréimhse sin.