Hvis en medlemsstat officielt har givet Kommissionen meddelelse om, at det er nødvendigt at træffe beskyttelsesforanstaltninger, og Kommissionen ikke har truffet de i stk. 1 omhandlede foranstaltninger, kan denne medlemsstat vedtage midlertidige beskyttelsesforanstaltninger for anvendelsen eller omsætningen.
Where a Member State officially informs the Commission of the need to take protective measures and where the Commission has not had recourse to the measures referred to in paragraph 1, that Member State may adopt temporary protective measures with regard to use or putting into circulation.