Kadar je treba zaradi vročitve poslati v tujino vabilo ali enakovredno listino v skladu z določbami te konvencije in je bila proti tožencu, ki se ni udeležil obravnave, izrečena sodba, lahko sodnik tožencu dovoli pritožbo kljub poteku roka za pritožbo iz sodbe, če so izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji:
When a writ of summons or an equivalent document had to be transmitted abroad for the purpose of service, under the provisions of the present Convention, and a judgment has been entered against a defendant who has not appeared, the judge shall have the power to relieve the defendant from the effects of the expiration of the time for appeal from the judgment if the following conditions are fulfilled -