BEARING IN MINDthat the policy of the Union in accordance with Article 17 shall not prejudice the specific character of the securityand defence policy of certain Member States and shall respect theobligations of certain Member States, which see their common defence realised in NATO, under the North Atlantic Treaty and becompatible with the common security and defence policy established within that framework,
A GCOIMEÁD I gCUIMHNE DÓIBH nach ndéanfaidh beartas an Aontais i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 17 dochar do cháilíocht shonrachbeartais slándála agus cosanta Ballstát áirithe, agus go n-urramóidhsé na hoibleagáidí a chineann ó Chonradh an Atlantaigh Thuaidh igcás Ballstát áirithe a mheasann go bhfuil a gcomhchosaint bainteamach acu in ECAT, agus go mbeidh sé ag luí leis an gcomhbheartas slándála agus cosanta arna bhunú sa chreat sin,