2 og 3 som mindst 72 % af de medlemmer af Rådet, der repræsenterer de deltagende medlemsstater, idet dette flertal skal omfatte mindst 65 % af befolkningen i disse stater.  
By way of derogation from the third and fourth paragraphs, where the Council does not act on a proposal from the Commission or from the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, the required qualified majority shall be defined as at least 72 % of the members of the Council representing the participating Member States, comprising at least 65 % of the population of these States.  