Article 18
1. In order to remove any temporary difficulties in the general supply to the end user of forest reproductive material satisfying the requirements of this Directive that occur in one or more Member States and cannot be overcome within the Community, the Commission shall, at the request of at least one Member State affected and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2), authorise one or more Member States to approve for marketing, for a period to be set by the Commission, forest reproductive material of one or more species which satisfies less stringent requirements. Where such action is taken, the suppliers' labels or documents required under Article 14(1) shall state that the material in question satisfies less stringent requirements. 2. Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 1 may be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2).