A six-week period shall elapse between a legislative proposal being made available by the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Member States’ national Parliaments in the official languages of the European Union and the date when it is placed on a Council agenda for adoption or for adoption of a position under a legislative procedure, subject to exceptions on grounds of urgency, the reasons for which shall be stated in the act or common position. Save in urgent cases for which due reasons have been given, no agreement may be established on a legislative proposal during those six weeks.
Sauf dans des cas urgents dûment motivés, aucun accord ne peut être constaté concernant une proposition législative au cours de ces six semaines.