Taking account of the structural economic and social situation of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, which is compounded by their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a few products, the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt European laws, framework laws, regulations and decisions aimed, in particular, at laying down the conditions of application of the Constitution to those regions, including common policies.
Ob upoštevanju strukturno pogojenih socialnih in gospodarskih razmer Gvadelupov, Francoske Gvajane, Martiniqua, Réuniona, Azorov, Madeire in Kanarskih otokov, katerih razvoj zaradi svoje stalnosti in součinkovanja močno otežujejo dejavniki, kot so oddaljenost, otoška lega, majhnost, težavna topografija in podnebje ter ekonomska odvisnost od maloštevilnih proizvodov, sprejme Svet na predlog Komisije evropske zakone, okvirne zakone, uredbe in sklepe, ki so zlasti namenjeni opredelitvi pogojev uporabe Ustave za te regije, vključno s skupnimi politikami.