Article 7
1. In the event of a serious disturbance in the inland waterway transport market, the Commission may, without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (5), at the request of a Member State, take suitable measures, and in particular measures designed to prevent any new increase in the transport capacity on offer on the market in question. The decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 (2). 2. In the event of a request from a Member State for suitable measures, a decision shall be taken within a period of three months from receipt of the request. 3. The request from a Member State for suitable measures to be taken must be accompanied by all the information needed to assess the economic situation in the sector in question, in particular: - indication of the average costs and prices for the different types of transport, - the rate of utilization of the hold, - forecast demand. This information may be used only for statistical purposes. It may not be used for tax purposes or communicated to third parties. 4. Decisions taken pursuant to this Article, which may not exceed the duration of the disturbance in the market, shall be notified immediately to the Member States.