18.—(1) Article 17A (trade disputes: joint-claim couples) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Article 16 shall apply as if paragraph (2A) of that Article were omitted.”.
(3) In paragraph (4), omit sub-paragraph (b) (together with the “or” immediately before it).
(4) In paragraph (5)—
(a)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)references to the relevant person are to the person mentioned in paragraph (4)(a);”, and
(b)omit sub-paragraph (c) (but not the “and” at the end of it).