If the High Authority considers this the most appropriate way of preventing coal from being priced at the level of the production costs of the mines which have the highest costs but which it is recognised should be temporarily maintained in service in order that the tasks laid down in Article 3 may be performed, it may, after con sulting the Consultative Committee, authorise equalisation payments:
Má mheasann an tArdÚdarás gur gníomh den chineál sin is oiriúnaí chun cose a chur le praghas an ghuail a bheith á bhunú ar leibhéal an chostaís táirgthe i gcás na mianach is costasaí le saothrú, ach gur gá iad a choimeád ar seirbhís go sealadach ionas go bhféadfaí na cúraimí atá leagtha síos ín Airteagal 3 a chomhlionadh, féadfaidh an tArdÜdarás, tar éis dui i gcomhairle leis an gCoiste Comhairleach, íocaíochtaí cothromaíochta a údarú: