2 vil berøre grundlæggende aspekter af den pågældende medlemsstats strafferetlige system, kan medlemmet anmode om, at udkastet til rammelov forelægges Det Europæiske Råd.  
Where a member of the Council considers that a draft European framework law as referred to in paragraph 2 would affect fundamental aspects of its criminal justice system, it may request that the draft framework law be referred to the European Council.  