2, ikke må berøre den særlige karakter af visse medlemsstaters sikkerheds- og forsvarspolitik, skal overholde de forpligtelser, der følger af den nordatlantiske traktat for visse medlemsstater, der betragter deres fælles forsvar som omfattet af NATO, og skal være forenelig med den fælles sikkerheds- og forsvarspolitik, der er fastlagt inden for denne ramme,  
BEARING IN MIND that the policy of the Union in accordance with Article I-41(2) of the Constitution shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States and shall respect the obligations of certain Member States, which see their common defence realised in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, under the North Atlantic Treaty and be compatible with the common security and defence policy established within that framework,  