Uanset stk. 6 kan tjenestevåben, ammunition og udstyr anvendes i lovligt nødværge og til lovligt forsvar af gæstemedarbejdere eller af andre personer i overensstemmelse med værtsmedlemsstatens nationale lovgivning.
By way of derogation from paragraph 6, service weapons, ammunition and equipment may be used in legitimate self-defence and in legitimate defence of guest officers or of other persons, in accordance with the national law of the host Member State.