1.The technical adaptations to be made to this Directive in the following areas shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 2:
- a temporary reduction in the minimum ratio prescribed in Article 10 or the weightings prescribed in Article 6 in order to take account of specific circumstances,
- the definition of ́Zone A' in Article 2,
- the definition of ́multilateral development banks' in Article 2,
- amendment of the definitions of the assets listed in
Article 6 in order to take account of developments on financial markets,
- the lists and classification of off-balance-sheet items in Annexes I and III and their treatment in the calculation
of the ratio as decribed in Articles 5, 6 and 7 and
Annex II,
- clarification of the definitions in order to ensure uniform application of this Directive throughout the Community,
- clarification of the definitions in order to take account in the implementation of this Directive of developments on financial markets,
- the alignment of terminology on and the framing of definitions in accordance with subsequent acts on credit institutions and related matters.
2.The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission.
The Commission representative shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States in the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee.
If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal concerning the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If the Council does not act within three months of the referral to it the Commission shall adopt the measures proposed, unless the Council has decided against those measures by a simple majority.