A member of the European Council or the Council may request that, where an act is adopted by the European Council or the Council by a qualified majority, a check is made to ensure that the Member States comprising the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union.
Féadfaidh comhalta den Chomhairle Eorpach nó comhalta den Chomhairle a iarraidh, nuair a ghlacfaidh an Chomhairle Eorpach nó an Chomhairle gníomh trí thromlach cáilithe, go ndéanfar a fhíorú go bhfuil na Ballstáit a chomhdhéanann an tromlach cáilithe in ionannas le 62 % ar a laghad de dhaonra iomlán an Aontais.