en: The provisions of Article I-25(1), (2) and (3) of the Constitution on the definition of the qualified majority in the European Council and the Council shall take effect on 1 November 2009, after the 2009 European Parliament elections have taken place in accordance with Article I-20(2) of the Constitution.  
pt: o

en: 2.  
pt: o

en: The following provisions shall remain in force until 31 October 2009, without prejudice to Article I-25(4) of the Constitution.  
pt: da Constituição, as disposições adiante enunciadas vigoram até 31 de Outubro de 2009.

en: For acts of the European Council and of the Council requiring a qualified majority, members' votes shall be weighted as follows:  
pt: Relativamente às deliberações do Conselho Europeu e do Conselho que exijam maioria qualificada, atribui-se aos votos dos seus membros a seguinte ponderação:

en: Belgium  
pt: Bélgica

en: 12  
pt: 12

en: Czech Republic  
pt: República Checa

en: 12  
pt: 12

en: Denmark  
pt: Dinamarca

en: 7  
pt: 7

en: Germany  
pt: Alemanha

en: 29  
pt: 29

en: Estonia  
pt: Estónia

en: 4  
pt: 4

en: Greece  
pt: Grécia

en: 12  
pt: 12

en: Spain  
pt: Espanha

en: 27  
pt: 27

en: France  
pt: França

en: 29  
pt: 29

en: Ireland  
pt: Irlanda

en: 7  
pt: 7

en: Italy  
pt: Itália

en: 29  
pt: 29

en: Cyprus  
pt: Chipre

en: 4  
pt: 4

en: Latvia  
pt: Letónia

en: 4  
pt: 4

en: Lithuania  
pt: Lituânia

en: 7  
pt: 7

en: Luxembourg  
pt: Luxemburgo

en: 4  
pt: 4

en: Hungary  
pt: Hungria

en: 12  
pt: 12

en: Malta  
pt: Malta

en: 3  
pt: 3

en: Netherlands  
pt: Países Baixos

en: 13  
pt: 13

en: Austria  
pt: Áustria

en: 10  
pt: 10

en: Poland  
pt: Polónia

en: 27  
pt: 27

en: Portugal  
pt: Portugal

en: 12  
pt: 12

en: Slovenia  
pt: Eslovénia

en: 4  
pt: 4

en: Slovakia  
pt: Eslováquia

en: 7  
pt: 7

en: Finland  
pt: Finlândia

en: 7  
pt: 7

en: Sweden  
pt: Suécia

en: 10  
pt: 10

en: United Kingdom  
pt: Reino Unido

en: 29  
pt: 29

en: Acts shall be adopted if there are at least 232 votes in favour representing a majority of the members where, under the Constitution, they must be adopted on a proposal from the Commission.  
pt: Quando, nos termos da Constituição, seja obrigatório deliberar sob proposta da Comissão, as deliberações consideram-se aprovadas se obtiverem, no mínimo, 232 votos que exprimam a votação favorável da maioria dos membros.

en: In other cases decisions shall be adopted if there are at least 232 votes in favour representing at least two thirds of the members.  
pt: Nos restantes casos, as deliberações são tomadas se obtiverem, no mínimo, 232 votos que exprimam a votação favorável de, no mínimo, dois terços dos membros.

en: A member of the European Council or the Council may request that, where an act is adopted by the European Council or the Council by a qualified majority, a check is made to ensure that the Member States comprising the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union.  
pt: Quando o Conselho Europeu ou o Conselho adoptarem um acto por maioria qualificada, qualquer dos seus membros pode pedir que se verifique se os Estados-Membros que constituem essa maioria qualificada representam, no mínimo, 62 % da população total da União.

en: If that proves not to be the case, the act shall not be adopted.  
pt: Se essa condição não for preenchida, o acto em causa não é adoptado.

en: 3.  
pt: 3.

en: For subsequent accessions, the threshold referred to in paragraph 2 shall be calculated to ensure that the qualified majority threshold expressed in votes does not exceed that resulting from the table in the Declaration on the enlargement of the European Union in the Final Act of the Conference which adopted the Treaty of Nice.  
pt: 2 é calculado de forma a que o limiar da maioria qualificada expressa em votos não ultrapasse o que resulta do quadro reproduzido na declaração respeitante ao alargamento da União Europeia, incluída na Acta Final da Conferência que aprovou o Tratado de Nice.

en: 4.  
pt: 4.

en: The provisions of the following Articles shall take effect on 1 November 2009:  
pt: As disposições a seguir enunciadas, relativas à definição da maioria qualificada, produzem efeitos a partir de 1 de Novembro de 2009:

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article I-44(3), third, fourth and fifth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article I-59(5), second and third subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article I-60(4), second subparagraph, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-179(4), third and fourth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-184(6), third and fourth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-184(7), third and fourth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-194(2), second and third subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-196(3), second and third subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-197(4), second and third subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-198(2), third subparagraph, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-312(3), third and fourth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article III-312(4), third and fourth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article 1, second, third and fourth paragraphs, and Article 3(1), second, third and fourth subparagraphs, of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland on policies in respect of border controls, asylum and immigration, judicial cooperation in civil matters and on police cooperation,  
pt: o

en: -  
pt: o

en: Article 1, second, third and fourth paragraphs and Article 5, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs, of the Protocol on the position of Denmark.  
pt: do Protocolo relativo à posição da Dinamarca.

en: Until 31 October 2009, the qualified majority shall, in cases where not all the members of the Council participate in voting, namely in the cases referred to in the articles mentioned in the first subparagraph, be defined as the same proportion of the weighted votes and the same proportion of the number of the Council members and, if appropriate, the same percentage of the population of the Member States concerned as laid down in paragraph 2.  
pt: o

en: Article 3  
pt: o

en: Until the entry into force of the European decision referred to in Article I-24(4) of the Constitution, the Council may meet in the configurations laid down in Article I-24(2) and (3) and in the other configurations on the list established by a European decision of the General Affairs Council, acting by a simple majority.  
pt: os

en: TITLE III  
pt: o

en: PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE UNION MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS  
pt: , assim como nas outras formações cuja lista é estabelecida por decisão europeia do Conselho dos Assuntos Gerais, deliberando por maioria simples.

en: Article 4  
pt: TÍTULO III

en: The members of the Commission in office on the date of entry into force of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe shall remain in office until the end of their term of office.  
pt: Os membros da Comissão em exercício à data de entrada em vigor do Tratado que estabelece uma Constituição para a Europa permanecem em funções até ao termo do seu mandato.

en: However, on the day of the appointment of the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, the term of office of the member having the same nationality as the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs shall end.  
pt: No entanto, na data da nomeação do Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros da União, cessará o mandato do membro que tiver a mesma nacionalidade que o referido ministro.

en: TITLE IV  
pt: TÍTULO IV