# Council Decision (EU) 2015/1523 of 14 September 2015 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and of Greece, Article 9: Further emergency situations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In the event of an emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of nationals of third countries in a Member State, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, may adopt provisional measures for the benefit of the Member State concerned, pursuant to Article 78(3) TFEU. Such measures may include, where appropriate, a suspension of the participation of that Member State to the relocation as provided for in this Decision as well as possible compensatory measures for Italy and for Greece.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/1523/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1523/article-9
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