Kui pärast eelarve vastuvõtmist kehtestatakse riigis õigusakte, mille alusel eelarve tulud vähenevad või kulud suurenevad, hüvitatakse vastavad summad riigieelarvest.
Where a Member State has enacted special legislation concerning acts or omissions for which Government Ministers are responsible by reason of their special political position in that Member State, paragraph 2 of this Article may not apply to such legislation, provided that the Member State ensures that Members of the Commission of the European Community are covered by the criminal legislation implementing Articles 2 and 3 and paragraph 1 of this Article.