The applicant authority shall ensure that the uniform instrument is sent to the requested authority in the official language, or in one of the official languages, of the Member State of the requested authority, unless the requested authority and the applicant authority bilaterally agree on a case-by-case basis that the uniform instrument may be sent in another language.
Áiritheoidh an t-údarás is iarratasóir go ndéantar an ionstraim aonfhoirmeach a sheoladh chuig an údarás iarrtha i dteanga oifigiúil nó i gceann amháin de theangacha oifigiúla an Bhallstáit den údarás iarrtha, nó in aon teanga eile arna haontú go déthaobhach idir an t-údarás iarrtha agus an t-údarás is iarratasóir ar bhonn cás ar chás.