fritagelse for retsforfølgning for de i embeds medfør foretagne handlinger, herunder mundtlige og skriftlige ytringer, dog med det forbehold, at forfatningens bestemmelser dels om reglerne vedrørende tjenestemænds og andre ansattes ansvar over for Unionen, dels om Den Europæiske Unions Domstolskompetence til at afgøre tvister mellem Unionen og dens tjenestemænd og øvrige ansatte, finder anvendelse.  
subject to the provisions of the Constitution relating, on the one hand, to the rules on the liability of officials and other servants towards the Union and, on the other hand, to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union in disputes between the Union and its officials and other servants, be immune from legal proceedings in respect of acts performed by them in their official capacity, including their words spoken or written.  