Derfor fremsatte medlemsstaterne ved underskrivelsen af disse juridiske samarbejdsaftaler med USA, med undtagelse af to medlemsstater, en erklæring om, at de først ville være bundet af disse aftaler, når de var blevet ratificeret af deres parlamenter.
Therefore, at the time of signing these judicial cooperation agreements with the United States, the Member States, with the exception of two of them, made a declaration stating that they would not be bound by these agreements until they had been ratified by their parliaments.