# Council Decision of 13 December 2007 relating to the implementation of Article 9C(4) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 205(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union between 1 November 2014 and 31 March 2017 on the one hand, and as from 1 April 2017 on the other (2009/857/EC), Article 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

As from 1 April 2017, if members of the Council, representing:
(a) at least 55 % of the population; or
(b) at least 55 % of the number of Member States;
necessary to constitute a blocking minority resulting from the application of Article 9C(4), first subparagraph, of the Treaty on European Union or Article 205(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, indicate their opposition to the Council adopting an act by a qualified majority, the Council shall discuss the issue.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/857/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-857/article-4
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