http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1173/chapter/VIIRegulation (EU) No 1173/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the effective enforcement of budgetary surveillance in the euro areaRegulation (EU) No 1173/2011 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1173/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the effective enforcement of budgetary surveillance in the euro area2020-12-11King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R1173texttext/xmlen2011-11-16 CHAPTER VII <Strong>GENERAL PROVISIONS</Strong> Exercise of the delegation Article 11 1 The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2 The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 3 years from 13 December 2011. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 9 months before the end of that 3-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period. 3 The delegation of power referred to in Article 8(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4 As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5 A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. Voting in the Council Article 12 1 For the measures referred to in Articles 4, 5, 6 and 8, only members of the Council representing Member States whose currency is the euro shall vote, and the Council shall act without taking into account the vote of the member of the Council representing the Member State concerned. 2 A qualified majority of the members of the Council referred to in paragraph 1 shall be defined in accordance with point (b) of Article 238(3) TFEU. Review Article 13 1 By 14 December 2014 and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall publish a report on the application of this Regulation. That report shall evaluate, inter alia: a the effectiveness of this Regulation, including the possibility to enable the Council and the Commission to act in order to address situations which risk jeopardising the proper functioning of the monetary union; b the progress in ensuring closer coordination of economic policies and sustained convergence of economic performances of the Member States in accordance with the TFEU. 2 Where appropriate, that report shall be accompanied by a proposal for amendments to this Regulation. 3 The report shall be forwarded to the European Parliament and to the Council. 4 Before the end of 2011 the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the possibility of introducing euro-securities. Entry into force Article 14 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.