In common Article 5 it is made clear that, as the purpose of the Decisions is to authorise the Member States to be bound by the 2010 Protocol on behalf of the Union, the Decisions are addressed to them in accordance with the Treaties.
V skupnem členu 5 je pojasnjeno da sta sklepa naslovljena na članice v skladu s Pogodbama, saj sta sprejeta z namenom pooblastiti države članice, da v imenu Unije priznajo Protokol iz leta 2010 kot zavezujoč.