Undlader Europa-Parlamentet, Rådet eller Kommissionen i strid med denne traktat at træffe afgørelse, kan medlemsstaterne eller Fællesskabets andre institutioner indbringe klage for Domstolen for at få fastslået denne overtrædelse af traktaten.
Should the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, in infringement of this Treaty, fail to act, the Member States and the other institutions of the Community may bring an action before the Court of Justice to have the infringement established.