ort ion ment ▁of ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁reflect s ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁Tre aty ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁This ▁am end ment , ▁in ▁effect , ▁instit utes ▁a ▁trans itional ▁manner ▁of ▁distrib uting ▁M EP s ▁to ▁take ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁European ▁Parliament ary ▁elections ▁took ▁place ▁under ▁the ▁rules ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁Nice ▁Tre aty ▁and ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁Tre aty . ▁That ▁result ▁means ▁that ▁member ▁state ▁that ▁are ▁to ▁gain ▁seats ▁in ▁parliament ▁under ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁rules ▁may ▁take ▁them , ▁but ▁that ▁Germany ▁which ▁los es ▁three ▁seats ▁under ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁rules ▁keeps ▁those ▁seats ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁elections , ▁due ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Germany ▁tempor arily ▁exceed s ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁M EP s ▁alloc atable ▁to ▁a ▁member ▁state ▁under ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁Tre aty ▁by ▁having ▁ 9 9 ▁M EP s , ▁three ▁above ▁the ▁intended ▁limit . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁in ▁membership ▁▁ ▁Source ▁for ▁M EP ▁figures ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 2 0 0 4 : ▁European ▁N avigator . ▁Source ▁for ▁population ▁figures ▁and ▁M EP ▁figures ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁full ▁population ▁figures ▁. ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁figures ▁reflect ▁the ▁members ▁added ▁to ▁the