Da se zagotovi ustrezna obveščenost Češke Republike, Republike Estonije, Republike Ciper, Republike Latvije, Republike Litve, Republike Madžarske, Republike Malte, Republike Poljske, Republike Slovenije in Slovaške Republike, v nadaljevanju imenovanih "države pristopnice", se o vsakem predlogu, sporočilu, priporočilu ali pobudi, ki lahko privedejo do odločitev institucij ali organov Evropske unije, potem ko je poslano Svetu, obvestijo države pristopnice.
In order to ensure that the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, hereinafter referred to as the "acceding States", are kept adequately informed, any proposal, communication, recommendation or initiative which might lead to decisions by the institutions or bodies of the European Union shall be brought to the knowledge of the acceding States after being transmitted to the Council.