The unanimity of the members of the Council, with the exception of the representatives of the governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland, shall be necessary for acts of the Council which must be adopted unanimously.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 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.
Beidh gá le haontoilíocht chomhaltaí na Comhairle, seachas ionadaithe rialtais na Ríochta Aontaithe agus na hÉireann, i gcás ghníomhartha na Comhairle nach foláir a ghlacadh d'aon toil.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 mBallstát 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 mBallstát rannpháirteach, móide comhalta amháin; dá uireasa sin measfar an tromlach cáilithe a bheith ann.De mhaolú ar an dara mír agus ar an tríú mír, 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.