The Member States 7 June 2016, Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union#TITLE I - COMMON PROVISIONS#Article 7 (ex Article 7 TEU)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/19 Article 7 (ex Article 7 TEU) 1. On a reasoned proposal by one third of the Member States, by the European Parliament or by the European Commission, the Council, acting by a majority of four fifths of its members after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, may determine that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by a