Article 1 
Where, at the initiative of the Commission or a Member State, the Council considers that an ACP State has failed to fulfil an obligation concerning one of the essential elements referred to in Article 5 of the Convention, the ACP State concerned shall be invited unless there is special urgency to hold consultations in accordance with Article 366a(2) of the Convention. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Article 2 If, on expiry of the deadline set in Article 366a for the consultations and despite all efforts, no solution has been found, or immediately in a case of urgency or refusal to hold consultations, the Council may, pursuant to that Article, decide, on a proposal from the Commission, to take appropriate steps including partial suspension acting by a qualified majority. The Council shall act unanimously in case of a full suspension of application of the Convention in relation to the ACP State concerned. These measures shall remain in force until such time as the Council has used the applicable procedure as set out in the first subparagraph to take a decision amending or revoking the measures adopted previously, or where applicable, for the period indicated in the Decision. For that purpose the Council shall proceed to review regularly and at least every six months the above measures. The President of the Council shall notify the measures thus adopted to the ACP State concerned before they enter into force. The Council's Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Where the measures are adopted immediately, notification thereof shall be addressed to the ACP State at the same time as an invitation to hold consultations. Article 3 The European Parliament shall be immediately and fully informed on any decision taken under Articles 1 and 2. Article 4 This Decision shall take effect on the day following its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 11 March 1999. For the Council The President J. TRITTIN (1) OJ C 119, 24. 4. 1996, p. 7. (2) Assent delivered on 15 February 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Article 2 
If, on expiry of the deadline set in Article 366a for the consultations and despite all efforts, no solution has been found, or immediately in a case of urgency or refusal to hold consultations, the Council may, pursuant to that Article, decide, on a proposal from the Commission, to take appropriate steps including partial suspension acting by a qualified majority. The Council shall act unanimously in case of a full suspension of application of the Convention in relation to the ACP State concerned. These measures shall remain in force until such time as the Council has used the applicable procedure as set out in the first subparagraph to take a decision amending or revoking the measures adopted previously, or where applicable, for the period indicated in the Decision. For that purpose the Council shall proceed to review regularly and at least every six months the above measures. The President of the Council shall notify the measures thus adopted to the ACP State concerned before they enter into force. The Council's Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Where the measures are adopted immediately, notification thereof shall be addressed to the ACP State at the same time as an invitation to hold consultations. Article 3 The European Parliament shall be immediately and fully informed on any decision taken under Articles 1 and 2. Article 4 This Decision shall take effect on the day following its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 11 March 1999. For the Council The President J. TRITTIN (1) OJ C 119, 24. 4. 1996, p. 7. (2) Assent delivered on 15 February 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Article 3 
The European Parliament shall be immediately and fully informed on any decision taken under Articles 1 and 2. Article 4 This Decision shall take effect on the day following its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 11 March 1999. For the Council The President J. TRITTIN (1) OJ C 119, 24. 4. 1996, p. 7. (2) Assent delivered on 15 February 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Article 4 
This Decision shall take effect on the day following its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 11 March 1999