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ARTICLE 47

THE COUNCIL MAY , WHEN THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO IT BY THE COMMISSION , REQUEST THE LATTER TO SUPPLY SUCH FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO UNDERTAKE SUCH FURTHER INQUIRIES AS THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER NECESSARY .

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 .

WHERE THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION IS FAVOURABLE OR IN THE CASE REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH , THE COUNCIL SHALL ACT BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON EACH OF THE PROPOSALS FROM THE COMMISSION .

THE COUNCIL SHALL , HOWEVER , ACT UNANIMOUSLY IN RESPECT OF :

( A ) PARTICIPATION BY THE COMMUNITY IN THE FINANCING OF THE JOINT UNDERTAKING ;

( B ) PARTICIPATION BY A THIRD STATE , AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OR A NATIONAL OF A THIRD STATE IN THE FINANCING OR MANAGEMENT OF THE JOINT UNDERTAKING .