Kadar matična država članica ali država članica, iz katere tuji državljan prihaja, od oseb, ki prvič želijo registrirati zadevne dejavnosti, ne zahteva dokazila o zanesljivosti, sme država članica gostiteljica od državljana matične države članice ali države članice, iz katere prihajajo, zahtevati potrdilo o nekaznovanosti, in če to ni možno, enakovreden dokument, ki ga izda pristojni organ matične države članice ali države članice, iz katere tuji državljan prihaja.
Where the Member State of origin or the Member State from which the foreign national comes does not require proof of good character or good repute of persons wishing to take up the activity in question for the first time, the host Member State may require of nationals of the Member State of origin or of the Member State from which the foreign national comes an extract from the judicial record or, failing this, an equivalent document issued by a competent authority in the Member State of origin or the Member State from which the foreign national comes.