Dans ce contexte s'inscrit sans doute la demande du gouvernement polonais d'annexer au Traité une déclaration assurant qu'après l'adhésion la loi polonaise sur la protection de la vie, loi dite "anti-avortement", ne pourra être amendée par une future législation communautaire.
Poland sets great store by the need to preserve national identities and cultures. It is surely on that account that the Polish government has asked that there be annexed to the Treaty a declaration to the effect that, following accession, the Polish law on the protection of life, also known as the 'anti-abortion law', may not be amended by any subsequent Community legislation.