2013/37/EU: Council Decision of 14 January 2013 amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure

For the purposes of implementing Article 16(5) of the TEU and Article 3(3) and (4) of the Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions annexed to the Treaties, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 shall be as follows: Member State Population (× 1000) Germany81843,7France65397,9United Kingdom62989,6Italy60820,8Spain46196,3Poland38538,4Romania21355,8Netherlands16730,3Greece11290,9Belgium11041,3Portugal10541,8Czech Republic10505,4Hungary9957,7Sweden9482,9Austria8443,0Bulgaria7327,2Denmark5580,5Slovakia5404,3Finland5401,3Ireland4582,8Lithuania3007,8Slovenia2055,5Latvia2041,8Estonia1339,7Cyprus862,0Luxembourg524,9Malta416,1Total503679,7Threshold (62 %)312281,4’

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2013.