Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, of Civic Platform, argued that the protocol only narrowly modified the charter's application in Poland, and that formally renouncing the opt-out would require a treaty amendment which would need to be ratified by all EU member states.
波兰外交部长（英语：Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)）、公民纲领的拉多斯瓦夫·西科尔斯基称，协议只在波兰限定了宪章的应用，而正式放弃选择退出权则需要一份所有欧盟国家都批准的条约修正案。