Hvis Kommissionen inden udloebet af denne periode paa to maaneder forelaegger Raadet et forslag, skal medlemsstaten udsaette udvidelsen af beskyttelsen eller indgaaelsen af aftalen eller arrangementet yderligere fire maaneder fra datoen for forslagets forelaeggelse.
Where, before the end of this two-month period, the Commission submits such a proposal to the Council, the Member State shall hold the extension of protection or the conclusion of the agreement or understanding in abeyance for a further period of four months from the date on which the proposal was submitted.