På Domstolens begæring kan Rådet med enstemmighed forøge antallet af dommere og foretage de fornødne ændringer af stk. 2 og 3 samt af artikel 139, stk. 2.
Should the Court of Justice so request, the Council may, acting unanimously, increase the number of Judges and make the necessary adjustments to the second and third paragraphs of this Article and to the second paragraph of Article 139.