Safeguard clauses introduced in Bulgaria and Romania's accession treaty provide that the EC may decide to propose to the Council that each or both countries' entry is postponed by one year if the required measures are not implemented in time.
Prema zaštitnim klauzulama koje su unesene u sporazum o pridruživanju Bugarske i Rumunije, EK može doneti odluku da predloži Savetu da prijem jedne ili obe zemlje bude odložen na godinu dana ukoliko neophodne mere ne budu blagovremeno sprovedene.