Until the entry into force of the decision referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 16(6) of the Treaty on European Union, the Council may meet in the configurations laid down in the second and third subparagraphs of that paragraph and in the other configurations on the list established by a decision of the General Affairs Council, acting by a simple majority.
Go dtí go dtiocfaidh an cinneadh dá dtagraítear sa chéad fhomhír d'Airteagal 16(6) den Chonradh ar an AontasEorpach i bhfeidhm, féadfaidh an Chomhairle teacht le chéile sna foirmíochtaí arna leagan síos sa dara fomhír agus sa tríú fomhír den mhír sin agus sna foirmíochtaí eile atá ar an liosta arna bhunú le cinneadh ón gComhairle Gnóthaí Ginearálta, ag gníomhú di trí thromlach simplí.