11.4 In the event of a reference under the preceding paragraph, the Economic Affairs Council may, by majority vote, authorise any Protocol Member State to suspend, as regards the exempted Protocol Member State, the application of such obligation under this Protocol as the Economic Affairs Council considers fit, due regard being had to the report of such committee (if any) as may have been constituted in accordance with Article 31 to examine the matter, and paragraphs 2 and 5 of Article 30 shall apply mutatis mutandis in the case of any reference under the preceding paragraph as they apply in the case of a reference under paragraph 1 of Article 30.