For the purposes of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union on the suspension of certain rights resulting from Union membership, the member of the European Council or of the Council representing the Member State in question shall not take part in the vote and the Member State in question shall not be counted in the calculation of the one third or four fifths of Member States referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of that Article.
Chun críocha Airteagal 7 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach a bhaineann le cearta áirithe a le an an nó bhallraíocht san Aontas a fhionraí, ní ghlacfaidh an comhalta den Chomhairle Eorpach nó den Chomhairle a ionadaíonn don Bhallstát i dtrácht páirt sa vótáil agus ní chuirfear an Ballstát i dtrácht san áireamh nuair a bheidh trian nó ceithre chúigiú den a Ballstáit dá dtagraítear i míreanna 1 agus 2 den Airteagal sin á ríomh.