— where a modification proposed by the European Parliament does not have the effect of increasing the total amount of the expenditure of an institution, owing in particular to the fact that the in crease in expenditure which it would involve would be expressly compensated by one or more proposed modifications correspond ingly reducing expenditure, the Council may, acting by a qualified majority, reject the proposed modification.
— mura mbíonn d'éifeacht le modhnú a thairg an Pharlaimint méadú a thabhairt ar chaiteachas iomlán institiúide, de bhrí go háirithe go mbeadh an méadú caiteachais a ghabhfadh leis á chúiteamh go sainráite ag modhnú nó modhnuithe a tairgeadh ag déanamh a chomhoiread sin de laghdú ar chaiteachas, féadfaidh an Chomhairle, ag gniomhú di tri thromlach cáilithe, diúltú don mhodhnú a tairgeadh.