Forkaster Parlamentet en fælles holdning under samarbejdsproceduren, jf. EF-traktatens artikel 252, anmoder formanden, uanset stk. 3, Kommissionen om at tage sit forslag tilbage.
By way of derogation from paragraph 3, if a rejection by Parliament falls under the provisions of Article 252 of the EC Treaty, the President shall request the Commission to withdraw its proposal.