Urgent casesU.K.
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8.—(1) If the case appears to a responsible authority to be one of urgency, it may apply the prohibited measure regardless of whether the procedural conditions are met.
(2) If a responsible authority applies a prohibited measure in reliance on paragraph (1), it must notify the Commission and the relevant EEA authority as soon as possible that the prohibited measure has been applied, and provide each of those bodies with a statement of its reasons for considering the case to be one of urgency.