Should the protocols not have been concluded by 1 May 2004, the Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States shall take, in the framework of their respective competences, the necessary measures to deal with that situation.
Mura mbeidh na prótacail tugtha i gcrích faoin 1 Bealtaine 2004, glacfaidh an tAontas, an Comhphobal Eorpach do Fhuinneamh Adamhach agus na Ballstáit, faoi chuimsiú an inniúlachtaí faoi seach, na beartais gá chun déileáil leis an staid sin.