Until 31 October 2014, the qualified majority shall, in cases where, under the Treaties, not all the members of the Council participate in voting, namely in the cases where reference is made to the qualified majority as defined in Article 238(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, be defined as the same proportion of the weighted votes and the same proportion of the number of the Council members and, if appropriate, the same percentage of the population of the Member States concerned as laid down in paragraph 3 of this Article.
Go dtí an 31 Deireadh Fómhair 2014, más rud é, de bhun na gConarthaí, nach nglacfaidh comhaltaí uile na Comhairle páirt sa vótáil, is é sin sna cásanna ina dtagraítear don tromlach cáilithe mar atá sé sainithe in Airteagal 238(3) den Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh, saineofar an tromlach cáilithe mar an chionmhaireacht chéanna de na vótaí ualaithe agus an chionmhaireacht chéanna de chomhaltaí na Comhairle agus, más iomchuí, an céatadán céanna de dhaonra na mBallstát i dtrácht, agus atá leagtha síos i mír 3 den Airteagal seo.