The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART THREE - UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS#TITLE VIII - ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY#CHAPTER 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS#Article 144 (ex Article 120 TEC)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/111 Article 144 (ex Article 120 TEC) 1. Where a sudden crisis in the balance of payments occurs and a decision within the meaning of Article 143(2) is not immediately taken, a Member State with a derogation may, as a precaution, take the necessary protective measures.