C 169 2003 EN EN 0001.0001.0003 96 1 96 1 <TI> <P>PROTOCOL ON THE REPRESENTATION OF CITIZENS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE WEIGHTING OF VOTES IN THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS</P> </TI> THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, HAVE ADOPTED the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe:
Article 1 Provisions concerning the European Parliament

Throughout the 2004-2009 parliamentary term, the number of representatives elected to the European Parliament in each Member State shall be as follows:

Belgium 24 Czech Republic 24 Denmark 14 Germany 99 Estonia 6 Greece 24 Spain 54 France 78 Ireland 13 Italy 78 Cyprus 6 Latvia 9 Lithuania 13 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 24 Malta 5 Netherlands 27 Austria 18 Poland 54 Portugal 24 Slovenia 7 Slovakia 14 Finland 14 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 78
Article 2 Provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the European Council and the Council of Ministers 1. The following provisions shall remain in force until 1 November 2009, without prejudice to Article I-24 of the Constitution.

For deliberations of the European Council and of the Council of Ministers requiring a qualified majority, members' votes shall be weighted as follows:

Belgium 12 Czech Republic 12 Denmark 7 Germany 29 Estonia 4 Greece 12 Spain 27 France 29 Ireland 7 Italy 29 Cyprus 4 Latvia 4 Lithuania 7 Luxembourg 4 Hungary 12 Malta 3 Netherlands 13 Austria 10 Poland 27 Portugal 12 Slovenia 4 Slovakia 7 Finland 7 Sweden 10 United Kingdom 29 Decisions shall be adopted if there are at least 232 votes in favour representing a majority of the members where, under the Constitution, they must be adopted on a proposal from the Commission. In other cases decisions shall be adopted if there are at least 232 votes in favour representing at least two thirds of the members. A member of the European Council or the Council of Ministers may request that, where a decision is taken by the European Council or the Council of Ministers by a qualified majority, a check is made to ensure that the Member States comprising the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union. If that proves not to be the case, the decision shall not be adopted. 2. For subsequent accessions, the threshold referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated to ensure that the qualified majority threshold expressed in votes does not exceed that resulting from the table in the Declaration on the enlargement of the European Union in the Final Act of the Conference which adopted the Treaty of Nice.