It now required a special vote by citizens before an area could be added to the city.
Each article required more than 330 votes in order to pass.
Decisions will require a vote of a majority plus one.
The Senate resolution, which passed on its second reading, still requires a third vote.
As such, it would require a vote and could only be implemented at the start of a season.
His plan would require only a simple majority, or 26 votes, in the Council.
It would have required 60 votes to bring the bills to the floor.
If passed, it would require a further vote next year and debate by member state governments.
The legislation requires a second vote, most likely in two weeks, before it can be signed into law.
The vote, requiring 60 votes to pass, was 50 to 48 against.