If, during the transitional period, difficulties arise which are serious and liable to persist in any sector of the economy or which could bring about serious deterioration in the economic situation of a given area, a Member State may apply for authorization to take protective measures in order to rectify the situation and adjust the sector concerned to the economy of the common market.
Más rud é, le linn na hidirthrèimhse, go dtarlóidh deacrachtaí atá tromchúiseach agus gur dóigh go mairfidh dóibh in uon carnáil den gheilleagar nó deacrachtaí a d'fhéadfadh dochar mor a dhéanamh do staid eacnamaioch limistéir áirithe, féadfaidh Hallst.u údarás a iarraidh chun bearta cosanta a ghlacadh d'fhonn an stuid sin a elicimi agus an earnáil áirithe a oiriúnú do gheilleagar un chómhargaidh.