Če skupna komisija za odškodnine sklene, da fizičnim ali pravnim osebam iz Nekdanje jugoslovanske republike Makedonije dodeli odškodnine, plača te odškodnine Republika Turčija, če smrt, poškodbe, škodo ali izgubo povzročijo njeno osebje ali sredstva, razen če se mehanizem, v skladu s členom 9(3) Sklepa Sveta z dne 27. januarja 2003 o ustanovitvi mehanizma, odloči, da plača te odškodnine.
In cases where the Joint Claims Commission decides to grant damages to natural or legal persons from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Turkey shall pay for these damages if death, injury, damage or loss are caused by its personnel or its assets, unless the mechanism, in accordance with Article 9(3) of the Council Decision of 27 January 2003 establishing the mechanism, decides to pay for those damages.