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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
3. Article 1
   1. Article 1
4. 1. Article 2

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 41(1) thereof,

Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex IIa to the Council's Rules of Procedure,

Whereas:

(1) Article 11(5) of the Council's Rules of Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Rules of Procedure) provides that when a decision is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it shall be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex IIa to the Rules of Procedure.

(2) Article 2(2) of Annex IIa to the Rules of Procedure on detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the Council provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council shall, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Communities on 30 September of the preceding year, amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.

(3) The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 1 of Annex IIa to the Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:

Article 1

Article 1

For the purposes of implementing Article 205(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Article 118(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and the third subparagraph of Article 23(2) and Article 34(3) of the Treaty on European Union, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be as follows: Member State Population (× 1000) Germany 82500,8 France 62370,8 United Kingdom 60063,2 Italy 58462,4 Spain 43038,0 Poland 38173,8 Netherlands 16305,5 Greece 11073,0 Portugal 10529,3 Belgium 10445,9 Czech Republic 10220,6 Hungary 10097,5 Sweden 9011,4 Austria 8206,5 Denmark 5411,4 Slovakia 5384,8 Finland 5236,6 Ireland 4109,2 Lithuania 3425,3 Latvia 2306,4 Slovenia 1997,6 Estonia 1347,0 Cyprus 749,2 Luxembourg 455,0 Malta 402,7 Total 461324,0 Threshold (62 %) 286020,9

Article 2

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 2006.

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2006. For the Council The President J. Pröll

Versions

1. 2006-01-23

Cited by

• Council Decision 2007/643/CFSP of 18 September 2007 on the financial rules of the European Defence Agency and on the procurement rules and rules on financial contributions from the operational budget of the European Defence Agency Act · Grade B

  On 14 December 2006, the Steering Board adopted Decision 2006/34, which amended and replaced Title III of the existing Financial Provisions applicable to the general budget of the Agency by the Procurement Rules and Rules on Financial Contributions from the Operational Budget of the European Defence Agency.