Authorisation may be refused if membership of the ECG would violate this Protocol or provisions of national law, including the powers and responsibilities of prospective members, or if membership is not justified for reasons of public interest or of public policy of the Party concerned.
Odobritev je lahko zavrnjena, če bi bilo članstvo v ERZS v nasprotju s tem protokolom ali notranjo zakonodajo, tudi s pooblastili in odgovornostmi prihodnjih članic, če članstvo ni utemeljeno z javnim interesom ali politiko države pogodbenice.