If a statement of opposition is lodged within the time limit laid down in Article 16(2), the proceedings shall continue before the competent courts of the Member State of origin unless the claimant has explicitly requested that the proceedings be terminated in that event.
Má chuirtear ráiteas cur i gcoinne isteach laistigh den teorainn ama a leagtar síos in Airteagal 16(2), leanfar leis na himeachtaí roimh chúirteanna inniúla an Bhallstáit tionscnaimh ach amháin más rud é gur iarr an t-éilitheoir go sainráite go gcuirfí deireadh leis na himeachtaí sa chás sin.