Hvis Kommissionen og medlemsstaterne ikke kan nå til enighed om en fælles holdning, herunder hvis der er uenighed om kompetencefordelingen, forelægges spørgsmålet for De Faste Repræsentanters Komité og/eller Rådet.
If the Commission and the Member States in coordination meetings cannot agree a common position, including for reasons of disagreement on the repartition of competence, the matter will be referred to the Committee of Permanent Representatives and/or the Council.