(25b) The Community’s competences with regard to research complement those of the Member States and the Community should make use of those complementary competences essentially through initiatives to provide financial support and/or non-binding coordination or to support and complement national policies.
(25.b) Kopienas kompetence attiecībā uz pētniecību papildina dalībvalstu kompetenci, un Kopienai šī papildinošā kompetence ir jāīsteno galvenokārt ar iniciatīvām, nodrošinot finansiālu atbalstu un/vai nesaistošu koordinēšanu vai atbalstot un papildinot valstu politikas.