# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 531/2014 of 12 March 2014 amending Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens' initiative

EU Regulation No 531/2014 · adopted 12 March 2014

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 531/2014 of 12 March 2014 amending Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens' initiative

## Introductory text

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 531/2014
of 12 March 2014
amending Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens' initiative
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens' initiative, and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 provides that, in at least one quarter of Member States, the minimum number of signatories of a citizens' initiative should correspond to the number of the Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State, multiplied by 750. Those minimum numbers are set out in Annex I of the Regulation.
(2)
On 28 June 2013 the European Council adopted European Council Decision 2013/312/EU establishing the composition of the European Parliament. That decision which entered into force on 30 June 2013 sets the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2014-2019 parliamentary term. The 2014-2019 parliamentary term begins on 1 July 2014.
(3)
Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## 1 

Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

## 2 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2014.

## Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso

## Minimum number of signatories per Member State

Belgium
15 750
Bulgaria
12 750
Czech Republic
15 750
Denmark
9 750
Germany
72 000
Estonia
4 500
Ireland
8 250
Greece
15 750
Spain
40 500
France
55 500
Croatia
8 250
Italy
54 750
Cyprus
4 500
Latvia
6 000
Lithuania
8 250
Luxembourg
4 500
Hungary
15 750
Malta
4 500
Netherlands
19 500
Austria
13 500
Poland
38 250
Portugal
15 750
Romania
24 000
Slovenia
6 000
Slovakia
9 750
Finland
9 750
Sweden
15 000
United Kingdom
54 750

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/531 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-531
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