‘Where a member of the Council declares that a draft legislative act referred to in the first subparagraph would affect important aspects of its social security system, including its scope, cost or financial structure, or would affect the financial balance of that system, it may request that the matter be referred to the European Council.
‘I gcás ina ndearbhóidh comhalta den Chomhairle go ndéanfadh dréachtghníomh reachtach dá dtagraítear sa chéad mhír difear do ghnéithe tábhachtacha dá chóras slándála sóisialta, lena náirítear araon feidhme, a chostas nó a struchtúr airgeadais, nó go ndéanfadh sé difear do chothromaíocht airgeadais an chórais sin, féadfaidh sé a iarraidh an tábhar a tharchur chuig an gComhairle Eorpach.