Article 8b
1. A Member State may notify the Commission where, over a period of between 2 and 12 months, compared with either the same period in the preceding year or the last two months prior to the date of application of the exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of a third country listed in Annex II, one or more of the circumstances amounting to the grounds for suspension set out in Article 8a(1), points (a), (b), (c) and (d)(i), exist in relation to that Member State. 2. A Member State may notify the Commission of the existence of one or more of the circumstances amounting to the grounds for suspension set out in Article 8a(1), points (d)(ii) and (iii), (e), (f) and (i). 3. Notifications as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall state the reasons on which they are based. Where applicable, such notifications shall include relevant data and statistics, as well as a detailed explanation of the preliminary measures that the Member State concerned has taken with a view to remedying the circumstances giving rise to the notification. A Member State may specify in its notification the categories of nationals of the third country concerned which are to be covered by an implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 8e(1), setting out the detailed reasons for doing so. 4. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament and the Council of any notification received pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2. 5. The Commission shall examine, without delay, any notification made pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article, taking into account: (a) whether any of the circumstances amounting to the grounds for suspension set out in Article 8a(1), point (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (i), exist; (b) the number of Member States affected by any of those circumstances; (c) the overall impact of those circumstances on the migratory situation in the Union as it appears from the data provided by the Member States or available to the Commission; (d) reports prepared by the European Border and Coast Guard, established by Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ), the European Union Agency for Asylum, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), established by Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ), or any other relevant institution, body, office or agency of the Union or international organisation, if the circumstances so require in the specific case; (e) any information which a Member State has provided in its notification in relation to possible measures under Article 8e(1); (f) the overall question of public policy and internal security, in consultation with the Member State concerned. 6. As part of its examination pursuant to paragraph 5, the Commission shall assess the necessity, proportionality and consequences of a suspension of the exemption from the visa requirement. 7. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the results of its examination pursuant to paragraph 5.