(3) (Prepoved zahteve za overitev podpisa pooblastila in podpisa prijave) Vsaka država ali medvladna organizacija lahko izjavi, da ne glede na četrti odstavek 8. člena lahko zahteva, da je podpis pooblastila ali prijaviteljev podpis prijave potrjen, notarsko ali kako drugače overjen, legaliziran ali kako drugače certificiran.
(3) [Prohibition of Requirement of Certification of Signature of Power of Attorney and of Signature of Application] Any State or intergovernmental organization may declare that, notwithstanding Article 8(4), the signature of a power of attorney or the signature by the applicant of an application may be required to be the subject of an attestation, notarization, authentication, legalization or other certification.