In the course of the negotiations, the Commission shall provide the Member State concerned with advice on how to ensure that the intergovernmental agreement or amendment under negotiation complies with Union law and the Union's security objectives.
Med pogajanji lahko Komisija državi članici svetuje, kako zagotoviti, da bo medvladni sporazum (ali njegova sprememba), o katerem potekajo pogajanja, skladen s pravom Unije in njenimi cilji na področju energetske varnosti.