| ARTICLE 73: |
Commission decision |
1. If the conditions laid down in Article
68 are fulfilled, the Commission shall prepare a draft amendment to Annex
XVII, within three months of receipt of the opinion of the Committee for
Socio-economic Analysis or by the end of the deadline established under Article
71 if that Committee does not form an opinion, whichever is the earlier.
Where the draft amendment diverges from the original proposal or if it does not take the opinions from the
Agency into account, the Commission shall annex a detailed explanation of the reasons for the differences.
2. A final decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
133(4). The Commission shall send the draft amendment to the
Member States at least 45 days before voting.