The provisions of this Protocol shall be applied in a spirit of close cooperation by the Principal of the Institute and the competent authorities of the Contracting States in order to facilitate, while respecting the independence of the Institute, the proper administration of justice, the application of social legislation, police, safety or public health regulations and to prevent any abuse of the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for in this Protocol.
Določbe tega protokola se uporabljajo v duhu tesnega sodelovanja med predstojnikom inštituta in pristojnimi organi držav pogodbenic, da se ob upoštevanju neodvisnosti inštituta olajšajo pravično sojenje, izvajanje socialne zakonodaje, predpisi v zvezi s policijo, varnostjo ali javnim zdravjem ter da se prepreči vsakršna zloraba privilegijev, imunitet in olajšav, zagotovljenih v tem protokolu.