Where a Member State is in difficulties or is seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments either as a result of an overall disequilibrium in its balance of payments, or as a result of the type of currency at its disposal, and where such difficulties are liable in particular to jeopardise the functioning of the common market or the progressive implementation of the common commercial policy, the Commission shall immediately investigate the position of the State in question and the action which, making use of all the means at its disposal, that State has taken or may take in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty.
I gcás Ballstát a bheith i ndeacrachtaí, nó deacrachtaí a bheith ag dianbhagairt air, maidir lena chomhardú íocaíochtaí mar thoradh ar éagothromaíocht fhoriomlán sa chomhardú sin nó mar thoradh ar an saghas airgeadra atá ar láimh aige, agus nuair is dóigh go háirithe do na deacrachtaí sin oibriú an chómhargaidh nó cur chun feidhme comhleanúnach an chomhbheartais tráchtála a chur i gcontúirt, déanfaidh an Coimisiún imscrúdú láithreach ar riocht an Stáit i gceist agus ar an ngníomh a bheidh déanta ag an Stát sin nó a fhéadfaidh sé a dhéanamh i gcomhréir le forálacha an Chonartha seo, agus úsáid á baint aige as gach meán atá ar láimh aige.