CHAPTER VIU.K.TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 31U.K.Report by the Commission

1.By 11 August 2007, the Commission shall submit to the Financial Conglomerates Committee referred to in Article 21 a report on Member States' practices, and, if necessary, on the need for further harmonisation, with regard to

The Commission shall consult the Committee before making its proposals.

2.Within one year of agreement being reached at international level on the rules for eliminating the double gearing of own funds in financial groups, the Commission shall examine how to bring the provisions of this Directive into line with those international agreements and, if necessary, make appropriate proposals.