1.For eel river basins extending to the territory of more than one Member State, the Member States involved shall jointly prepare an Eel Management Plan.
If coordination is in danger of resulting in such a delay that it will become impossible to submit the Eel Management Plan on time, Member States may submit Eel Management Plans for their national part of the river basin.
2.Where an eel river basin extends beyond the territory of the Community, the Member States involved shall endeavour to develop an Eel Management Plan in coordination with the relevant third countries, and the competence of any relevant regional fisheries organisation shall be respected. If the relevant third countries do not participate in the joint preparation of an Eel Management Plan, the Member States concerned may submit Eel Management Plans for the part of the eel river basin situated within their territory, with the objective of achieving the target level of escapement laid down in Article 2(4).
3.Articles 2, 4 and 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the transboundary plans referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.