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.
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.