Komisija sprejme sklep o začetku postopka pregleda s strani Skupnosti, takoj ko je to mogoče po vložitvi pritožbe v skladu s členom 3 ali 4; sklep se običajno sprejme v 45 dneh po vložitvi pritožbe; to obdobje se lahko na zahtevo ali s privolitvijo pritožnika prekine, da se omogoči pridobitev dodatnih informacij, ki so morebiti potrebne za celovito oceno utemeljenosti pritožnikovega primera.
The Commission shall take a decision as soon as possible on the opening of a Community examination procedure following any complaint made in accordance with Articles 3 or 4; the decision shall normally be taken within 45 days of the lodging of the complaint; this period may be suspended at the request, or with the agreement, of the complainant, in order to allow the provision of complementary information which may be needed to fully assess the validity of the complainant's case.