De af institutionerne vedtagne retsakter, som de ved denne protokol fastsatte overgangsbestemmelser vedrører, bevarer deres juridiske status; især skal fremgangsmåderne for ændring af disse retsakter fortsat finde anvendelse.  
Acts adopted by the institutions to which the transitional provisions laid down in this Protocol relate shall retain their status in law; in particular, the procedures for amending those acts shall continue to apply.  