Komisija do 1. januarja 2006 začne splošni pregled sistema lastnih sredstev, pri čemer po potrebi pripravi ustrezne predloge glede na vse pomembne dejavnike, vključno z učinki širitve na financiranje proračuna, možnostjo spremembe strukture lastnih sredstev z ustvarjanjem novih samostojnih lastnih sredstev in s popravki proračunskega neravnovesja, odobrenega Združenemu kraljestvu, ter odobritvijo zmanjšanja v skladu s členom 5(1) za Avstrijo, Nemčijo, Nizozemsko in Švedsko.
The Commission shall undertake, before 1 January 2006, a general review of the own resources system, accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate proposals, in the light of all relevant factors, including the effects of enlargement on the financing of the budget, the possibility of modifying the structure of the own resources by creating new autonomous own resources and the correction of budgetary imbalances granted to the United Kingdom as well as the granting to Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden of the reduction pursuant to Article 5(1).