I det omfang tillæg A også omfatter spørgsmål, der falder under medlemsstaternes kompetence, bør Kommissionen og de medlemsstater, der er parter i konventionen, under den fjerde multilaterale høring samarbejde snævert for at sikre enhed i Fællesskabets internationale repræsentation.
To the extent that Appendix A also covers issues falling under Member States’ competence, during the fourth multilateral consultation the Commission and Member States that are Parties to the Convention should cooperate closely to ensure unity in international representation of the Community.