2. Lorsque la population civile souffre de privations excessives par manque des approvisionnements essentiels à sa survie, tels que vivres et ravitaillements sanitaires, des actions de secours en faveur de la population civile, de caractère exclusivement humanitaire et impartial et conduites sans aucune distinction de caractère défavorable, seront entreprises avec le consentement de la Haute Partie contractante concernée.
2. If the civilian population is suffering undue hardship owing to a lack of the supplies essential for its survival, such as foodstuffs and medical supplies, relief actions for the civilian population which are of an exclusively humanitarian and impartial nature and which are conducted without any adverse distinction shall be undertaken subject to the consent of the High Contracting Party concerned.