Vsak državljan Unije ima na območju tretje države, v kateri država članica, katere državljan je, nima svojega predstavništva, pravico do zaščite diplomatskih ali konzularnih organov katere koli države članice pod enakimi pogoji kakršni veljajo za državljana te države.
Every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which he or she is a national is not represented, be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State, on the same conditions as the nationals of that Member State.