Until 31 October 2009, the qualified majority shall, in cases where not all the members of the Council participate in voting, namely in the cases referred to in the articles mentioned in the first subparagraph, 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 2.
Go dtí an 31 Deireadh Fómhair 2009, nuair nach nglacann comhaltaí uile na Comhairle páirt sa vótáil, i sé sin sna cásanna dá dtagraítear sna hAirteagail atá luaite sa chéad fhomhír, 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 2.