1. Without prejudice to any bilateral agreements to which the Community is a party, a Member State shall notify the Commission of measures required by a third country if they differ from the common basic standards referred to in Article 4 in respect of flights from an airport in a Member State to, or over, that third country.
2. At the request of the Member State concerned or on its own initiative, the Commission shall examine the application of any measures notified under paragraph 1 and may, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 19(2), draw up an appropriate response to the third country concerned.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if:
(a) the Member State concerned applies the measures concerned in accordance with Article 6; or
(b) the requirement of the third country is limited to a given flight on a specific date.