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According to Article 14 of the Treaty on European Union, which statement accurately describes the procedure for establishing the composition of the European Parliament and its numerical limits? A The European Parliament adopts the allocation by ordinary legislative procedure, requiring a simple majority of its members to set a fixed cap of 705 seats per Member State. B The Council of the European Union decides by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, allocating seats proportionally to population without fixed minimum or maximum thresholds. C The European Council adopts a decision by unanimity on the initiative of the Parliament and with its consent, setting a maximum of 750 members plus the President, a minimum of six seats per Member State, and a maximum of ninety-six seats. D Under the pre-Lisbon framework, the European Council determined seats by consensus without requiring Parliament's consent, capping each Member State at fifty seats regardless of population.
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