Parliament may, on a proposal from the committee responsible, a political group or at least 40 Members, ask the Council not to authorise the opening of negotiations until Parliament has stated its position on the proposed negotiating mandate on the basis of a report from the committee responsible.
Parlaments pēc atbildīgās komitejas, politiskās grupas vai vismaz 40 deputātu priekšlikuma var prasīt, lai Padome atļauj sākt sarunas tikai tad, kad Parlaments, pamatojoties uz atbildīgās komitejas ziņojumu, ir izteicis savu nostāju par ierosinātajām sarunu pilnvarām.