paragraph of this Article may be reduced to two weeks and Article 7 the contemplated change may take effect on expiration of that period if no objection is raised by any of the ContractingThe Committee shall be convened by its chairman . Parties .The Committee shall meet once a year in ordinary sessionand draw up a report on its work for submission to the This Article shall not apply to the introduction of, or changeAustrian Federal Government, to the Governments of the in, tariffs fixed to meet competition or under an equivalentMember States and to the High Authority . rates system , which shall remain subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 2 .If the Austrian Federal Government , the Government of oneof the Member States or the High. Authority so requests , thechairman shall , within two weeks , convene an extraordinary Article 9meeting of the Committee , in particular if unforeseendifficulties or a radical change in economic or technicalconditions are seriously affecting the operation of this The High Authority accepts this Agreement as binding byAgreement. virtue of its signature . ---pagebreak--- 07 / Fasc . 02 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 159The Government of each Member State shall , through Article 10diplomatic channels , notify the Austrian Federal Govern­ment that the conditions necessary for the entry into force of This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period .this Agreement have been fulfilled in accordance with theprovisions of its national laws . The Austrian Federal Govern­ It may be denounced by the Austrian Federal Government orment shall inform the other Contracting Parties of the by the High Authority , authorized to that end by the