As soon as possible, and in any event before the expiry of the agreements referred to in paragraph 1, appropriate decisions for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom shall be adopted in each case by the Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, including the possibility of extending certain agreements for periods not exceeding one year.
A luaithe is féidir agus ar chaoi ar bith roimh na comhaontuithe dá dtagraítear i mir 1 a dhul in éag, glacfaidh an Chomhairle, ag gníomhú di tri thromlach cáilithe ar thogra ón gCoimisiún, na cinntí iomchuí i ngach cás chun go leanfaidh gníomhaíochtaí iascai­reachta a thig de thoradh na gcomhaontuithe sin, lena n­áirítear an chaoi chun comhaontuithe áirithe a fhadú go ceann tréimhsí nach rachaidh thar bliain amháin.