Vse pogodbenice ob upoštevanju svojih skupnih, vendar različnih odgovornosti in svojih posebnih državnih in regionalnih razvojnih prednostnih nalog, ciljev in okoliščin brez uvajanja kakršnih koli novih obveznosti za pogodbenice, ki niso v Aneksu I, vendar ob ponovni potrditvi obstoječih obveznosti iz prvega odstavka 4. člena konvencije in nadaljevanju izvajanja teh obveznosti za doseganje trajnostnega razvoja ob upoštevanju tretjega, petega in sedmega odstavka 4. člena konvencije:
All Parties, taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities and their specific national and regional development priorities, objectives and circumstances, without introducing any new commitments for Parties not included in Annex I, but reaffirming existing commitments under Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and continuing to advance the implementation of these commitments in order to achieve sustainable development, taking into account Article 4, paragraphs 3, 5 and 7, of the Convention, shall: