1 vil berøre grundlæggende aspekter af den pågældende medlemsstats sociale sikringssystem, herunder anvendelsesområde, omkostninger og økonomisk struktur, eller berøre dette systems finansielle balance, kan medlemmet anmode om, at spørgsmålet forelægges Det Europæiske Råd.  
Where a member of the Council considers that a draft European law or framework law referred to in paragraph 1 would affect fundamental aspects of its social security system, including its scope, cost or financial structure, or would affect the financial balance of that system, it may request that the matter be referred to the European Council.  