Sobesedilo: Whereas, in accordance with Article 109j(2) of the Treaty, on the basis of reports presented by the Commission and the European Monetary Institute on the progress made in the fulfilment by the Member States of their obligations regarding the achievement of EMU, the Council has assessed on 1 May 1998, for each Member State, whether it fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency and has recommended to the Council, meeting in the composition of the Heads of State or Government, the following findings

Sobesedilo: ker je v skladu s členom 109j(2) Pogodbe na podlagi poročil o napredku, ki so ga države članice dosegle pri izpolnjevanju svojih obveznosti glede uresničevanja EMU, ki sta jih predložila Komisija in Evropski monetarni inštitut, Svet 1. maja 1998 ocenil, ali posamezna država izpolnjuje potrebne pogoje za uvedbo enotne valute, in priporočil Svetu v sestavi voditeljev držav ali vlad naslednje ugotovitve

Sobesedilo: Whereas the introduction of national measures must not be allowed to compromise the adoption, by the Council, of Commission proposals in the same field; whereas, to this end, it is necessary to provide for a 12-month standstill period to take effect from the date of submission of the said proposals, during which Member States must refrain from adopting technical regulations in the field in question,

Sobesedilo: ker se ne sme dovoliti, da bi uvajanje državnih ukrepov pomenilo nevarnost, da Svet ne bi sprejel predlogov Komisije na istem področju; ker je treba zato zagotoviti dvanajstmesečno obdobje zastoja, ki začne veljati od datuma predložitve omenjenih predlogov, med katerim države članice ne smejo sprejemati tehničnih predpisov na zadevnem področju