De udtræder navnlig den 1. maj 2004 eller snarest muligt derefter af internationale fiskeriaftaler og -organisationer, i hvilke Unionen ligeledes er part, medmindre deres medlemskab har tilknytning til andet end fiskeri.  
They shall in particular withdraw at 1 May 2004 or the earliest possible date thereafter from international fisheries agreements and organisations to which the Union is also a party, unless their membership relates to matters other than fisheries.  