Osalisriigil on õigus kasutada teise osalisriigi asutusele kätteantavate dokumentide edastamiseks ka konsulaarkanaleid. Osalisriigil on õigus kasutada erandlikel asjaoludel samaks otstarbeks diplomaatilisi kanaleid.
Each Member State shall be free, in exceptional circumstances, to use consular or diplomatic channels to forward judicial documents, for the purpose of service, to those agencies of another Member State which are designated pursuant to Article 2 or 3.
