Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 shall be amended as follows: 1. In the last sentence of Article 11, (6) the terms 'qualified majority' shall be replaced by the terms 'simple majority'. 2. In Article 12 (1) and 2 (a), the terms 'qualified majority' shall be replaced by the terms 'simple majority'.
Article 2 
Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 shall be amended as follows: 1. In Article 1 the following paragraph shall be added: 'It shall be applied in particular to the initiation and subsequent conduct and termination of international dispute settlement procedures in the area of common commercial policy.' 2. In Article 5 (2), the following sentence shall be added: 'He shall also inform the Article 113 Special Committee thereof'. 3. In Article 10 (1) the introductory sentence shall be replaced by the following text: '1. Unless the factual and legal situation is such that such an examination procedure may not be required, where it is found as a result of the examination procedure, that action is necessary in the interests of the Community in order to:'. 4. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following text: 'Article 11 Decision-making machinery 1. The decisions referred to in Articles 9 and 10 shall be adopted in accordance with the following provisions. 2. Where the Community follows formal international consultation or dispute settlement procedures, decisions relating to the initiation, conduct or termination of such procedures shall be taken in accordance with Article 12. 3. Where the Community, having acted in accordance with Article 10 (2) of this Regulation, has to take a decision on the measures of commercial policy to be adopted, the Council shall act, in accordance with Article 113 of the Treaty, by a qualified majority, not later than 30 working days after receiving the proposal.'
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities, with the exception of the provisions of Article 2, which shall enter into force as of the date of entry into force of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 March 1994