Protocol 26 recognises the essential role and wide discretion of national, regional and local authorities in providing, commissioning and organising these services and their diversity within the Union.
Protokolom 26. priznaje se ključna uloga i široko diskrecijsko pravo nacionalnih, regionalnih i lokalnih tijela u pružanju, naručivanju i organiziranju tih usluga i njihova raznolikost u Uniji.