In designating the most representative partnership at national, regional, local or other level, the Member State shall create a wide and effective association of all the relevant bodies, according to national rules and practice, taking account of the need to promote equality between men and women and sustainable development through the integration of environmental protection and improvement requirements.
Pri določanju najustreznejšega partnerstva na nacionalni, regionalni, lokalni ali drugi ravni, država članica omogoči široko in uspešno povezovanje vseh ustreznih organov v skladu z nacionalnimi pravili in prakso, pri tem pa upošteva potrebo po spodbujanju enakosti med moškimi in ženskami ter spodbujanju trajnostnega razvoja z vključevanjem zahtev glede varstva in izboljšanja okolja.