A refusal to carry out the medical examination shall not prevent the determining authority from taking a decision on the application for international protection, however a decision to reject an application for international protection by an unaccompanied minor who refused to undergo a medical examination shall not be based solely on that refusal.
Odklonitev zdravniškega pregleda organu za presojo ne prepreči odločiti o prošnji za mednarodno zaščito, vendar odločitev o zavrnitvi prošnje za mednarodno zaščito, ki jo je podal mladoletnik brez spremstva, ki je odklonil zdravniški pregled, ne sme temeljiti le na tej odklonitvi.