Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the… Article 21

Article 21

For the purpose of seeking improved alternatives to certain provisions set out in this Directive, it may be decided to organise temporary experiments under specified conditions at Community level in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(3). The duration of an experiment shall not exceed seven years. In the context of such experiments, Member States may be released from certain obligations laid down in this Directive. The extent of that release shall be defined with reference to the provisions to which it applies.