Formula One's governing body will bid to redress a "lack of clarity" in its rules in the wake of the penalty handed to Michael Schumacher at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
The FIA made the admission after race stewards hit the Mercedes driver with a 20-second penalty for overtaking Ferrari's Fernando Alonso while the safety car was deployed in the closing laps of Sunday's race.
Mercedes backed down on their initial threat to appeal the penalty - which dropped Schumacher down to 12th place and out of the points - but made clear their belief that the rules were open to misinterpretation.
The FIA will seek an amendment to the wording of its sporting regulations regarding safety car procedures at the next meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on June 23.
Article 40.13 of the FIA's sporting regulations states: "If the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pit lane at the end of the last lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking."
But the article is at variance with a new-for-2010 ruling which permits drivers to overtake before the start-finish line once the safety car has peeled into the pits.
Once past the 'safety car line' - usually cited just before the final corner - drivers are permitted to pass their rivals, but that rule becomes obsolete if the safety car peels off on the final lap.
"The problems identified during the final lap of the Monaco Grand Prix... showed a lack of clarity in the application of the rule prohibiting overtaking behind the safety car," read an FIA statement.
"Adjustments to the regulations are necessary to clarify the procedure that cars must meet when the last lap is controlled by the safety car whilst also ensuring that the signalling for teams and drivers is made more clear.
"These adjustments will help to avoid the problem which occurred during the Monaco Grand Prix from happening in the future.
"The Formula One Commission, upon a proposal of the F1 Sporting Working Group will submit an amendment to the Sporting Regulations to address this issue. These amendments will be considered by the World Motor Sport Council at its next meeting in Geneva on June 23."