2. »Efter udløbet af [toårsfristen i artikel 227, stk. 2,] skal traktatens bestemmelser og den afledte ret... gælde for de oversøiske franske departementer, idet disse er en in­tegrerende del af Den franske Republik, hvorved der imidlertid senere stadig kan træffes særlige foranstaltninger for at tilgodese disse områders behov.«
"... after the expiry of [the period of two years laid down in Article 227 (2)], the provisions of the Treaty and of secondary law must apply automatically to the French overseas departments inasmuch as they are an integral part of the French Republic, it being understood, however, that it always remains possible subsequently to adopt spedfic measures in order to meet the needs of those territories."