In the event of the Common Customs Tariff duties being amended or suspended or the new Member States applying Article 41, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take the necessary measures for the main tenance of Community preference.
I gcás dleachtanna na Comhtharaife Custam a leasú nó a fhionraí, nó má chuireann na Ballstáit nua Airteagal 41 chun feidhme, féadfaidh an Chomhairle, ag gniomhú di tri thromlach cáilithe ar thogra ón gCoimisiún, na bearta is gá a ghlacadh chun fabhar an Chomhphobail a chaomhnú.