2, litra a), påføres ingen finansielle følger af denne foranstaltning, bortset fra de administrationsomkostninger, der påhviler institutionerne, medmindre Rådet træffer anden afgørelse med enstemmighed blandt alle sine medlemmer efter høring af Europa-Parlamentet.  
A Member State which is not bound by a measure adopted pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title III of Part III of the Constitution, to Article III-263 or to Article III-275(2)(a) of the Constitution, shall bear no financial consequences of that measure other than administrative costs entailed for the institutions, unless all members of the Council, acting unanimously after consulting the European Parliament, decide otherwise.  