If a new Member State has failed to implement commitments undertaken in the context of the accession negotiations, causing a serious breach of the functioning of the internal market, including any commitments in all sectoral policies which concern economic activities with cross-border effect, or an imminent risk of such breach, the Commission may, until the end of a period of up to three years after 1 May 2004, upon the motivated request of a Member State or on its own initiative, adopt European regulations or decisions establishing appropriate measures.
Má tá Ballstát nua tar éis mainneachtain gealltanais arna nglacadh ar láimh i gcomhthéacs na gcaibidlí aontachais a chur chun feidhme, agus gur cúis é sin le sárú tromchúiseach ar oibriú an mhargaidh inmheánaigh, lena n-áirítear aon ghealltanais i dtaca leis na beartais earnálacha uile a bhaineann le gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha a bhfuil éifeacht trasteorann acu, nó gur cúis é le garbhaol go mbeidh sárú den sórt sin ann, féadfaidh an Coimisiún, go dtí deireadh tréimhse suas go trí bliana tar éis an 1 Bealtaine 2004, rialacháin Eorpacha nó cinntí Eorpacha lena mbunaítear bearta iomhcuí a ghlacadh, arna iarraidh sin go réasúnaithe do Bhallstát nó ar a thionscnamh féin.