Article 1
Annex III to the Rules of Procedure is replaced by the...
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of...
Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/2461
of 12 December 2017
amending the Council's Rules of Procedure
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Article 11(6) of the Council's Rules of Procedure ,
Whereas:
(1)
When an act is to be adopted by the Council acting by qualified majority, it has to be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 65 % of the population of the Union.
(2)
That percentage is calculated according to the population figures set out in Annex III to the Council's Rules of Procedure (‘the Rules of Procedure’).
(3)
Article 11(6) of the Rules of Procedure provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council is to amend the figures set out in that Annex, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Union on 30 September of the preceding year.
(4)
The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for the year 2018,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure (OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35).