Hvis EU og Det Schweiziske Forbund har indgået en aftale om sikkerhedsprocedurer for udveksling af klassificerede oplysninger, finder bestemmelserne i en sådan aftale anvendelse i forbindelse med EU's militære krisestyringsoperation.
Where the EU and the Swiss Confederation have concluded an agreement on security procedures for the exchange of classified information, the provisions of such an agreement shall apply in the context of the EU military crisis management operation.