The policy of the Union in accordance with this Article shall notprejudice the specific character of the security and defence policyof certain Member States and shall respect the obligations of certain Member States, which see their common defence realised in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), under the North Atlantic Treaty and be compatible with the common security and defence policy established within that framework.
Ní dhéanfaidh beartas an Aontais i gcomhréir leis an Airteagal seodochar do cháilíocht shonrach beartais slándála agus cosanta Ballstát áirithe agus urramóidh sé na hoibleagáidí a chineann ó Chonradh an Atlantaigh Thuaidh i gcás Ballstát áirithe a mheasann gobhfuil a gcomhchosaint bainte amach acu in Eagraíocht Chonradhan Atlantaigh Thuaidh (ECAT), agus beidh sé ag luí leis angcomhbheartas slándála agus cosanta arna bhunú sa chreat sin.