Article 1
United Kingdom
1.
The number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be as follows:
| Belgium | 12 |
| Bulgaria | 12 |
| Czechia | 12 |
| Denmark | 9 |
| Germany | 24 |
| Estonia | 7 |
| Ireland | 9 |
| Greece | 12 |
| Spain | 21 |
| France | 24 |
| Croatia | 9 |
| Italy | 24 |
| Cyprus | 6 |
| Latvia | 7 |
| Lithuania | 9 |
| Luxembourg | 6 |
| Hungary | 12 |
| Malta | 5 |
| Netherlands | 12 |
| Austria | 12 |
| Poland | 21 |
| Portugal | 12 |
| Romania | 15 |
| Slovenia | 7 |
| Slovakia | 9 |
| Finland | 9 |
| Sweden | 12. |
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.