Under overholdelse af traktatens bestemmelser om frister tager Europa-Parlamentet og Rådet så vidt muligt hensyn til tidsplanerne, herunder institutionernes mødefrie perioder og valg til Europa-Parla-mentet .
While respecting the Treaty provisions regarding time-limits, the European Parliament and the Council shall, as far as possible, take account of scheduling requirements, in particular those resulting from breaks in the institutions' activities and from the European Parliament's elections.