If a new Member State has failed to implement commitments undertaken in the context of the accession negotiations, causing a serious breach of the functioning of the internal market, including any commitments in all sectoral policies which concern economic activities with cross border effect, or an imminent risk of such breach, the Commission may, until the end of a period of up to three years after 1 May 2004, upon the motivated request of a Member State or on its own initiative, adopt European regulations or decisions establishing appropriate measures.
Má tá Ballstát nua tar éis mainneachtain gealltanais arna nglacadh ar láimh i gcomhthéacs na gcaibidlí aontachais a chur chun feidhme, agus gur cúis é sin le sárú tromchúiseach ar oibriú an mhargaidh inmheánaigh, lena náirítear aon ghealltanais i dtaca leis na beartais earnálacha uile a bhaineann le gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha a bhfuil éifeacht trasteorann acu, nó gur cúis é le garbhaol go mbeidh sárú den sórt sin ann, féadfaidh an Coimisiún, go dtí deireadh tréimhse suas go trí bliana tar éis an 1 Bealtaine 2004, rialacháin Eorpacha nó cinntí Eorpacha lena mbunaítear bearta iomhcuí a ghlacadh, arna iarraidh sin go réasúnaithe do Bhallstát nó ar a thionscnamh féin.