However, for the purposes of applying Articles 21, 32, 32a, 78d and 78f of this Treaty, and Article 16, the third paragraph. of Article 20, the fifth paragraph of Article 28 and Article 44 of the Protocol on the Statue of the Court of Justice, abstention by members present in person or represented shall not prevent the adoption by the Council of acts which require unanimity.
Vendar pri uporabi členov 21, 32, 32a, 78d in 78h te pogodbe, člena 16, tretjega odstavka člena 20, petega odstavka člena 28 in člena 44 Protokola o statutu Sodišča, vzdržanje navzočih ali zastopanih članov Svetu ne preprečuje sprejetja odločitev, za katere je zahtevano soglasje.