In strictly technical terms, the option for making remissions to particular points of such a complex text seems very risky, because any minor reform has to be extended to various articles. For instance, article 17.2 fixes a particular timeframe (“no later than at 18:00 of the last day of the period”). But the following point (17.3, in fine), refers to “the timeframe as specified in paragraph two of this article”; whilst 17.4, paragraph two refers to “the term as specified in paragraph two of this article”. Apart from the –usual- complex wording (it should be much easier to say “in the same timeframe”), the problem is clear: if, for example, points one and two were merged, or if a new paragraph were added… it should be necessary to reform also those two references.
