– having regard to the Constitutional Treaty, and in particular to Articles III-284 on civil protection and I-43, which provides that "The Union and its Member States shall act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim of a natural or man-made disaster,"
– ņemot vērā Konstitucionālo līgumu un it īpaši tā III-284. pantu par civilo aizsardzību un I-43. pantu, kur noteikts, ka “Savienība un tās dalībvalstis darbojas kopīgi un ievērojot solidaritāti, ja dalībvalsts ir teroristu uzbrukuma vai arī dabas vai cilvēku izraisītas katastrofas upuris,”