6. Composition of Parliament

The Austrian authorities had given notice of the election of Christian Sagartz to replace Karoline Edtstadler as Member of Parliament with effect from 23 January 2020.

The British authorities had given notice of the election of Heather Anderson to replace Alyn Smith as Member of Parliament with effect from 27 January 2020.

Parliament took note of their election.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Christian Sagartz and Heather Anderson would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.