Panicked, the S.E.C. suspended the rule for six months, pending more study.
The sanctions will remain in place for at least two months pending any appeal to the European Court of Justice, the bloc's highest tribunal.
The cans could be on the streets within two months, pending the approval of the contract by the city's attorney.
Johann Hari, the Independent interviewer and columnist accused of plagiarism, has been suspended for two months pending the outcome of an internal investigation by former Independent editor Andreas WhittAndreash.
In the end, the balloting was postponed for at least six months, pending the outcome of a National Labor Relations Board complaint the union filed against Etown.
Chris Blackhurst, who replaced Simon Kelner as editor of the Independent earlier this month, said: "Johann Hari has been suspended for two months pending the outcome of an internal enquiry.
Dr. Keith L. Black, the head of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said in this kind of episode, the Department of Motor Vehicles would typically suspend the driver's license for six months, pending a review of medical treatment.
President Clinton's decision last week to delay the execution of Juan Raul Garza for six months pending further study of troubling racial and geographic disparities in the federal death penalty system was a small but significant act of conscience.
Temer took power earlier this month after the senate initiated an impeachment trial of Rousseff, who is suspended for up to six months pending the upper house's verdict on allegations that she manipulated government accounts before the last election.
