Priča ali izvedenec, ki se ni odzval vabilu za prihod na sodišče, katerega vročitev je bila zaprošena, se ne sme kakorkoli kaznovati ali prisilno privesti, tudi če je v vabilu zagrožena kazen, razen če kasneje prostovoljno vstopi na ozemlje pogodbenice prosilke in je tam ponovno pravilno povabljen na sodišče.
A witness or expert who has failed to answer a summons to appear, service of which has been requested, shall not, even if the summons contains a notice of penalty, be subjected to any punishment or measure of restraint, unless subsequently he voluntarily enters the territory of the requesting Party and is there again duly summoned.