V vseh drugih primerih, ko Svet prejme prošnjo za dostop do dokumenta tretje osebe v svoji posesti, se Generalni sekretariat za namene uporabe člena 4(4) Uredbe (ES) št. 1049/2001 posvetuje z zadevno tretjo osebo, razen če je po preučitvi dokumenta glede na člen 4(1), (2) in (3) Uredbe (ES) št. 1049/2001 jasno, da se ga sme ali ne sme razkriti.
In all other cases, where the Council receives an application for a third-party document in its possession, the General Secretariat, for the purpose of applying Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, shall consult the third party concerned unless it is clear, upon examination of the document in the light of Article 4(1), (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, that it shall or shall not be disclosed.