If agreement is not reached, the Member State may request the opening of a procedure aimed at reconciling, within a period of four months, each party's position.
Mura dtagtar ar chomhaontú, féadfaidh an Ballstát a iarraidh go n-osclófar nós imeachta atá dírithe ar sheasamh an dá pháirtí a thabhairt chun réitigh laistigh de thréimhse ceithre mhí.