Council Decision (EU) 2019/853 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee

1 The number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be as follows: Belgium12Bulgaria12Czechia12Denmark9Germany24Estonia7Ireland9Greece12Spain21France24Croatia9Italy24Cyprus6Latvia7Lithuania9Luxembourg6Hungary12Malta5Netherlands12Austria12Poland21Portugal12Romania15Slovenia7Slovakia9Finland9Sweden12.

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.

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.