In order to comply with a request for assistance, the requested authority shall proceed, within the limits of its competence and available resources, as though it were acting on its own account or at the request of other authorities of that same Contracting Party, by supplying information already possessed, by carrying out appropriate enquiries or by arranging for them to be carried out.
Abitaotluse täitmiseks toimib taotluse saanud asutus oma pädevuse ja võimaluste piires nii, nagu ta toimiks enda nimel või sellesama lepinguosalise muude ametiasutuste taotlusel, esitades olemasolevat teavet, tehes vajalikke uurimisi või korraldades nende tegemist.