(1)

Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 provides that one of the conditions of validity of an initiative is that in at least one quarter of the Member States, the number of signatories is at least equal to the minimum number of citizens set out in Annex I, at the time of registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative. These minimum numbers correspond to the number of the Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State, multiplied by the total number of Members of the European Parliament.

(2)

On 22 September 2023, the European Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/2061 (2) establishing the composition of the European Parliament. That Decision, which entered into force on 28 September 2023, sets out the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term.

(3)

In order to mirror the rules contained in Decision (EU) 2023/2061 with regard to the minimum number of signatories set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/788, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/788. That amendment should apply from the date on which the 2024-2029 parliamentary term begins.

(4)

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/788 should therefore be replaced,