When a decision is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, a member of the Council may request verification that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union.
Når Rådet træffer afgørelse med kvalificeret flertal, kan et medlem af Rådet kræve, at det kontrolleres, at de medlemsstater, der udgør dette kvalificerede flertal, repræsenterer mindst 62 % af Unionens samlede befolkning.