[2001.] Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001. [No. 50.] by the Council in accordance with the procedure set out in Title VI Sch.2 of the Treaty on European Union with a view to reaching a solution. If no solution is found within six months, the matter may be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by a party to the dispute. 2. Any dispute between one or more Member States and the Commission of the European Communities concerning the application of Article 1 or 10 of this Convention which it has proved impossible to settle through negotiation may be submitted to the Court of Justice. Article 9 Internal provisions No provision in this Convention shall prevent Member States from adopting internal legal provisions which go beyond the obligations deriving from this Convention. Article 10 Transmission 1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission of the European Communities the text of the provisions transposing into their domestic law the obligations imposed on them under the provisions of this Convention. 2. For the purposes of implementing this Convention, the High Contracting Parties shall determine, within the Council of the European Union, the information to be communicated or exchanged between the Member States or between the Member States and the Commission, and also the arrangements for doing so. Article 11 Entry into force 1. This Convention shall be subject to adoption by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. 2. Member States shall notify the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union of the completion of their constitutional requirements for adopting this Convention. 3. This Convention shall enter into force 90 days after the notification, referred to in paragraph 2, by the last Member State to fulfil that formality. Article 12 Accession 1. This Convention shall be open to accession by any State that becomes a member of the European Union. 53

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