Legal provisions of COM(2018)783 - Composition of the European Economic and Social Committee

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dossier COM(2018)783 - Composition of the European Economic and Social Committee.
document COM(2018)783 EN
date May 21, 2019

Article 1

1. The number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be as follows:

Belgium12
Bulgaria12
Czechia12
Denmark9
Germany24
Estonia7
Ireland9
Greece12
Spain21
France24
Croatia9
Italy24
Cyprus6
Latvia7
Lithuania9
Luxembourg6
Hungary12
Malta5
Netherlands12
Austria12
Poland21
Portugal12
Romania15
Slovenia7
Slovakia9
Finland9
Sweden12.

2. In the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the date of application of this Decision, the number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be that provided for in Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2015/1157 until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally effective. From the date that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective, the number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be that provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 21 September 2020.