IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT
Vice-President

8. Composition of Parliament

On 16 May 2012 the competent French authorities had announced that Kader Arif, Pascal Canfin, Stéphane Le Foll and Vincent Peillon had been appointed members of the French Government.

Since, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this office was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Parliament established under Rule 4(4) of its Rules of Procedure that the vacancies would take effect from 16 May 2012 and informed the Member State concerned thereof.