The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy CommunityTITLE II - Provisions for the encouragement of progress in the field of nuclear energyCHAPTER 5 - JOINT UNDERTAKINGSArticle 48

If the Council, acting by a qualified majority, considers that a project forwarded by the Commission with an unfavourable opinion should nevertheless be carried out, the Commission shall submit to the Council the proposals and the detailed report referred to in Article 46.