Article 2, Point (4), Point (a) · Council Regulation (EU) 2026/150

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(a)the following paragraphs are inserted:‘5a.For the tasks referred to in Article 7(4a), points (a) to (e) and point (g), of these Statutes, the remaining 50 % of the voting rights shall be held by the Participating States that are Member States.For the purpose of this paragraph, decisions of the Governing Board shall be taken by a qualified majority. Qualified majority shall be deemed established if it represents the Union and at least 55 % of the Participating States that are Member States, comprising at least 65 % of the total population of those States. To determine the population, the figures set out in Annex III to Decision 2009/937/EU shall be used.5b.For the tasks referred to in Article 7(4a), point (f) of these Statutes, and for each AI gigafactory, the voting rights of the Participating States shall be distributed in proportion to their committed financial contributions to that AI gigafactory until either its ownership is transferred or it is sold or decommissioned, or until the contract expired for a pre-agreed guaranteed purchase of access time to the AI gigafactory referred to in Article 12b(5) of this Regulation.For the purpose of this paragraph, decisions of the Governing Board shall be taken by a majority of at least 75 % of all votes, including the votes of the members who are absent.’;