translate English to French: Article IV-447 states that if, two years after the commencement of any procedure for the ratification of changes to the treaty establishing the Constitution, one-fifth of the Member States have yet to complete the procedure or have encountered difficulties in proceeding with ratification (which also covers the possibility of the text having been rejected by one or more of them), the matter will be referred to the European Council.
11.3.S'agissant de la ratification du présent traité originel, la CIG a adopté une déclaration de nature politique qui sera inscrite à son Acte final et qui reprend en substance des termes similaires à ceux de l'article IV-447 précité.