1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3 of this Article, the period for the application of the derogations and solidarity measures set out in the Council implementing decision as referred to in Article 4(3) shall be three months. Unless that decision is repealed pursuant to Article 6 (3), that period may be extended once by three months upon confirmation by the Commission that the situation of crisis or force majeure persists.

2. At the end of the period referred to in paragraph 1 and upon request of the Member State concerned, the Commission may submit a proposal for a new Council implementing decision to amend or extend the specific derogations or the Solidarity Response Plan referred to in Article 4(5) for a period not exceeding three months. Unless that decision is repealed pursuant to Article 6(3), that period may be extended once by three months upon confirmation by the Commission of the persistence of the situation of crisis or force majeure. Article 4(3) and (5) shall apply.

3. The Member State facing a situation of crisis or force majeure, shall apply Articles 10 to 13 no longer than what is strictly necessary to address the situation, and, in any case, no longer than the period set out in the Council implementing decision referred to in Article 4(3). The total duration of the application of the measures shall not exceed the duration of the situation of crisis or force majeure and shall be a maximum of 12 months.