The European regulations or decisions adopted pursuant to Article III-260 of the Constitution shall lay down the conditions for the participation of the United Kingdom and Ireland in the evaluations concerning the areas covered by Section 2 or Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title III of Part III of the Constitution.For the purposes of this Article, a qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55 % of the members of the Council representing the participating Member States, comprising at least 65 % of the population of these States.A blocking minority must include at least the minimum number of Council members representing more than 35 % of the population of the participating Member States, plus one member, failing which the qualified majority shall be deemed attained.By way of derogation from the second and third subparagraphs, 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.2.
Leagfar síos le rialacháin Eorpacha nó le cinntí Eorpacha arna nglacadh de bhun Airteagal 111-260 den Bhunreacht na coinníollacha do rannpháirtíocht na Ríochta Aontaithe agus na hÉireann sna meastacháin a bhaineann leis an réimsí atá folaithe le Roinn 2 nó Roinn 3 de Chaibidil IV de Theideal III de Chuid III den Bhunreacht.Chun críocha an Airteagail seo, saineofar tromlach cáilithe mar 55 % ar a laghad de chomhaltaí na Comhairle a ionadaíonn na Ballstáit rannpháirteacha a chuimsíonn 65 % ar a laghad de dhaonra na Stát sin.Ní mór a bheith ar áireamh i mionlach blocála an t-íoslíon ar a laghad de chomhaltaí na Comhairle a ionadaíonn níos mó ná 35 % de dhaonra na mBallstáit rannpháirteach, móide comhalta amháin; dá uireasa sin measfar an tromlach cáilithe a bheith ann.De mhaolú ar an dara fomhír agus ar an tríú fomhír, nuair nach ar thogra ón gCoimisiún ná ó Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha an Aontais a ghníomhóidh an Chomhairle, saineofar an tromlach cáilithe is gá mar 72 % ar a laghad de chomhaltaí na Comhairle a ionadaíonn na Ballstáit rannpháirteacha a chuimsíonn 65 % ar a laghad de dhaonra na Stát sin.2.