så vidt muligt at tilnærme deres forsvarsinstrumenter til hinanden, især ved at harmonisere fastlæggelsen af de militære behov, ved at samle og eventuelt specialisere deres forsvarsaktiver og -kapaciteter og ved at fremme samarbejde inden for uddannelse og logistik;  
bring their defence apparatus into line with each other as far as possible, particularly by harmonising the identification of their military needs, by pooling and, where appropriate, specialising their defence means and capabilities, and by encouraging cooperation in the fields of training and logistics;  