If the Pre-Trial Chamber, upon examination of the request and the supporting material, considers that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation, and that the case appears to fall within the jurisdiction of the Court, it shall authorize the commencement of the investigation, without prejudice to subsequent determinations by the Court with regard to the jurisdiction and admissibility of a case.
Če predobravnavni senat po proučitvi zahteve in dokaznega gradiva meni, da obstaja utemeljena podlaga za nadaljevanje preiskave in da bi zadeva lahko spadala v pristojnost Sodišča, odobri začetek preiskave, ne da bi to vplivalo na poznejše odločitve Sodišča v zvezi s pristojnostjo in dopustnostjo zadeve.