Article 13

1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the matter shall be referred to the Committee by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member Sate. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver its Opinion on those measures within a time limit set by the Chairman according to the urgency of the matters. An opinion shall be adopted by a majority of twelve votes. 3. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall be immediately applicable. However, if such measures are not in accordance with the Opinion delivered by the Committee, they shall at once be communicated by the Commission to the Council. In that case, the Commission may defer for not more than one month from the date of such communication, application of the measures which it has adopted. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may adopt a different decision within one month.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.