For at sikre budgetdisciplin vedtager Unionen ingen retsakter, der kan have betydelig indvirkning på budgettet, uden at afgive forsikring om, at de udgifter, der følger af disse retsakter, kan finansieres inden for rammerne af Unionens egne indtægter og under overholdelse af den flerårige finansielle ramme, der er nævnt i artikel I-55.6.  
With a view to maintaining budgetary discipline, the Union shall not adopt any act which is likely to have appreciable implications for the budget without providing an assurance that the expenditure arising from such an act is capable of being financed within the limit of the Union's own resources and in compliance with the multiannual financial framework referred to in Article I-55.6.  