hich it agreed before the conciliation procedure was
initiated, possibly with the amendments proposed by the European
Parliament. In this case, the act in question shall be finally adopted
unless the European parliament, within six weeks of the date of
confirmation by the Council, rejects the text by an absolute majority of
its component members, in which case the proposed act shall be
deemed not to have been adopted.
7. The periods of three months and six weeks referred to in this Article
may be extended by a maximum of one month and two weeks
respectively by common accord of the European Parliament and the
Council. The period of three months referred to in paragraph 2 shall be
automatically extended by two months where paragraph 2(c) applies.
8. The scope of the procedure under this Article may be widened, in
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article N(2) of the Treaty
on European Union, on the basis of a report to be submitted to the
Council by the Commission by 1996 at the latest.
ARTICLE 189c
Where reference is made in this Treaty to this Article for the adoption
of an act, the following procedure shall apply:
(a) The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
Commission and after obtaining the opinion of the European
Parliament, shall adopt a common position.
(b) The Council's common position shall be communicated to the
European Parliament. The Council and the Commission shall inform
the European Parliament fully of the reasons which led the Council to
adopt its common position and also of the Commission's position.
If, within three months of such communication, the European
Parliament approves this common position or has not taken a decision
within that period, the Council shall definitively adopt the act in
question in accordance with the common position.
(c) The European Parliament may, within the period of three months
referred to in point (b), by an absolute majority of its component
members, propose amendments to the Council's common position.
The European Parliament may also, by the same majority, reject the
Council's common position. The result of the proceedings shall be
transmitted to the Council and the Commission.
If the European Parliament has rejected the Council's common
position, unanimity shall be required for the Council to act on a second
reading.
(d) The Commission shall, within a period of one month, re-examine
the proposal on the basis of which the Council