Within a period of two months either of publication in accordance with paragraph 1 or of the Commission being informed of an allegation made before a temporary committee of inquiry of a contravention of Community law by a Member State, the Commission may notify the European Parliament that a matter to be examined by a temporary committee of inquiry is the subject of a Community prelitigation procedure; in such cases the temporary committee of inquiry shall take all necessary steps to enable the Commission fully to exercise the powers conferred on it by the Treaties.
Laistigh de thréimhse dhá mhí ón tráth a ndéantar foilsiú i gcomhréir le mír 1 nó ón tráth a ndéantar líomhain faoi shárú ar dhlí an Chomhphobail ag Ballstát, arna déanamh os comhair coiste shealadaigh fiosrúcháin, a chur in iúl don Choimisiún, féadfaidh an Coimisiún fógra a thabhairt do Pharlaimint na hEorpa á rá go mbeidh ní a bheidh le scrúdú ag coiste sealadach fiosrúcháin ina ábhar do nós imeachta réamhdhlíthíochta Comhphobail; i gcásanna den sórt sin glacfaidh an coiste sealadach fiosrúcháin gach beart is gá chun a chur ar chumas an Choimisiúin na cumhachtaí a thugtar dó leis na Conarthaí a fheidhmiú go hiomlán.