2.3.2013 L 60/129 Official Journal of the European Union II (Non-legislative acts) DECISIONS EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION of 11 May 2012 on the examination by a conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States of the amendment to the Treaties proposed by the Irish Government in the form of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, to be annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and not to convene a Convention (2013/106/EU) THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 48(3) thereof, (2) On 20 July 2011, the Irish Government submitted, in accordance with the first sentence of Article 48(2) TEU, a proposal for the amendment of the Treaties in the form of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon. Having regard to the proposal for the amendment of the (3)  On 12 October 2011, in accordance with the third Treaties submitted to the Council by the Irish Government on sentence of Article 48(2) TEU, the proposal of the Irish 20 July 2011 and submitted to the European Council by the Government was submitted by the Council to the Council on 12 October 2011, European Council. It was also notified to the national parliaments. Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament not to ion (1 convene a Convention (1), (4 At its meeting on 23 October 2011, the European Council decided, in accordance with the first . . . 5 subparagraph of Article 48(3) TEU, to consult the Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2, European Parliament and the Commission on the proposed amendments. It also decided, in accordance Af Ficati fth | h onal parli with the second subparagraph of Article 48(3) TEU, to ter notification ol the proposal to the national parliaments, request the consent of the European Parliament not to convene a Convention given that, in its view, the ) o T convening of such Convention was not justified by the Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission (3), extent of the proposed amendments. Whereas: . ) (5)  On 18 April 2012, the European Parliament adopted a favourable opinion on the proposed amendments. It also (1) On 18-19 June 2009, the Heads of State or Government gave Iis consent not to convene a Convention - on ) . account of this not being justified by the extent of the of the 27 Member States of the European Union, meeting s . o proposed amendments. On 4 May 2012, the within the European Council, adopted a Decision on the . . ; . Commission adopted a favourable opinion on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon and 1 dment declared that, at the time of the conclusion of the next proposed amendments. accession Treaty, they would set out the provisions of that Decision in a protocol to be annexed, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements, to the (6)  Therefore, it is appropriate that, in accordance with the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). () Consent of 18 April 2012 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (%) Opinion of 18 April 2012 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (’) Opinion of 4 May 2012 (not yet published in the Official Journal). second subparagraph of Article 48(3) TEU, the European Council decide that a conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States should examine the amendments proposed by the Irish Government, define the terms of reference of the conference and decide not to convene a Convention,