The procedure for applying sanctions to those Member States which fail to take effective measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances should be construed in such a way that the application of the sanctions to those Member States would be the rule and not the exception.
Maidir leis an nós imeachta lena gcuirtear smachtbhannaí i bhfeidhm ar na Ballstáit sin a mhainníonn bearta éifeachtacha a dhéanamh chun míchothromaíochtaí maicreacnamaíocha iomarcacha a cheartú, ba cheart an nós imeachta sin a fhorléiriú ar shlí a fhágfadh go mbeadh cur i bhfeidhm na smachtbhannaí ar na Ballstáit sin ina ghnáthnós seachas ina eisceacht.