By way of derogation from paragraph 3, if a rejection by Parliament falls under the provisions of Article 252 of the EC Treaty, the President shall request the Commission to withdraw its proposal.
Forkaster Parlamentet en fælles holdning under samarbejdsproceduren, jf. EF-traktatens artikel 252, anmoder formanden, uanset stk. 3, Kommissionen om at tage sit forslag tilbage.