By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where it is not possible to take the fingerprints of an applicant for international protection on account of measures taken to ensure his or her health or the protection of public health, Member States shall take and send such fingerprints as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after those health grounds no longer prevail.
Z odstopanjem od odstavka 1 in kadar ni mogoče odvzeti prstnih odtisov prosilca za mednarodno zaščito zaradi ukrepov, sprejetih za zagotovitev njegovega zdravja prosilca ali zaščito javnega zdravja, države članice odvzamejo in pošljejo take prstne odtise pošlje čim prej, najpozneje pa 48 ur po tem, ko ti zdravstveni razlogi ne obstajajo več.