4 ter. In afwijking van lid 4 bis mogen dienstwapens, munitie en uitrusting worden gebruikt in geval van wettige zelfverdediging en wettige verdediging van teamleden of anderen, met inachtneming van de nationale wetgeving van de ontvangende lidstaat.
4b. By way of derogation from paragraph 4a, service weapons, ammunition and equipment may be used in legitimate self-defence, in legitimate defence of members of the teams or of other persons, in accordance with the national law of the host Member State.