2.the following Articles shall be inserted:‘Article 23aTransitional provisionsTransitional provisions may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 23b(2).Article 23bCommittee procedure1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up by Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002note.2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.