Qualified Majority Vote (Transitional Provisions)
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,
excerpt:
"TITLE II
PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE QUALIFIED MAJORITY
Article 3
1. In accordance
with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union, the provisions of
that paragraph and of Article 238(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning
of the European Union relating to the definition of the qualified
majority in the European Council and the Council shall take effect on 1
November 2014.
2. Between 1 November 2014 and 31 March 2017, when an act is to be adopted by qualified majority, a member of the Council may request that it be adopted in accordance with the qualified majority as defined in paragraph 3. In that case, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply.
2. Between 1 November 2014 and 31 March 2017, when an act is to be adopted by qualified majority, a member of the Council may request that it be adopted in accordance with the qualified majority as defined in paragraph 3. In that case, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply.
Until 31 October
2014, the following provisions shall remain in force, without prejudice
to the second subparagraph of Article 235(1) of the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union.
For acts of the European Council and of the Council requiring a qualified majority, members’ votes shall be weighted as follows:
For acts of the European Council and of the Council requiring a qualified majority, members’ votes shall be weighted as follows:
Belgium 12
Bulgaria 10
Czech Republic 12
Denmark 7
Germany 29
Estonia 4
Ireland 7
Greece 12
Spain 27
France 29
Italy 29
Cyprus 4
Latvia 4
Lithuania 7
Luxembourg 4
Hungary 12
Malta 3
Netherlands 13
Austria 10
Poland 27
Portugal 12
Romania 14
Slovenia 4
Slovakia 7
Finland 7
Sweden 10
United Kingdom 29
Bulgaria 10
Czech Republic 12
Denmark 7
Germany 29
Estonia 4
Ireland 7
Greece 12
Spain 27
France 29
Italy 29
Cyprus 4
Latvia 4
Lithuania 7
Luxembourg 4
Hungary 12
Malta 3
Netherlands 13
Austria 10
Poland 27
Portugal 12
Romania 14
Slovenia 4
Slovakia 7
Finland 7
Sweden 10
United Kingdom 29
Acts shall be
adopted if there are at least 255 votes in favour representing a
majority of the members where, under the Treaties, they must be adopted
on a proposal from the Commission. In other cases decisions shall be
adopted if there are at least 255 votes in favour representing at least
two thirds of the members.
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. If that proves not to be the case, the act shall not be
adopted.
Until 31 October
2014, the qualified majority shall, in cases where, under the Treaties,
not all the members of the Council participate in voting, namely in the
cases where reference is made to the qualified majority as defined in
Article 238(3) of the TFEU,
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 3 of this Article".