Rådet sender de udkast til europæiske lovgivningsmæssige retsakter, der hidrører fra en gruppe medlemsstater, Domstolen, Den Europæiske Centralbank eller Den Europæiske Investeringsbank, til de nationale parlamenter.  
Draft European legislative acts originating from a group of Member States, the Court of Justice, the European Central Bank or the European Investment Bank shall be forwarded to national Parliaments by the Council.  