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Document 11997E205

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 2: The Council
Article 205
Article 148 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 148 - EEC Treaty

Legal status of the document In force

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_205/oj

Date of document:
25/03/1957
Date of effect:
01/01/1958; Entry into force See 157E247
Date of signature:
25/03/1957; Rome
Date of end of validity:
No end date
Author:
The six Member States: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Form:
Treaty
Authentic language:
Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Irish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish
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11997E205

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 1: The institutions - Section 2: The Council - Article 205 - Article 148 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 148 - EEC Treaty

Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0264 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0058 - Consolidated version
(EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

Article 205

1. Save as otherwise provided in this Treaty, the Council shall act by a majority of its members.

2. Where the Council is required to act by a qualified majority, the votes of its members shall be weighted as follows:

Belgium // 5

Denmark // 3

Germany // 10

Greece // 5

Spain // 8

France // 10

Ireland // 3

Italy // 10

Luxembourg // 2

Netherlands // 5

Austria // 4

Portugal // 5

Finland // 3

Sweden // 4

United Kingdom // 10.

For their adoption, acts of the Council shall require at least:

- 62 votes in favour where this Treaty requires them to be adopted on a proposal from the Commission,

- 62 votes in favour, cast by at least 10 members, in other cases.

3. Abstentions by members present in person or represented shall not prevent the adoption by the Council of acts which require unanimity.

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