Medlemsstaterne kan fravige denne bestemmelse, hvis videregivelse af oplysninger eller kilder ville bringe statens sikkerhed, sikkerheden for de organisationer eller personer, der giver oplysningerne, eller sikkerheden for den eller de personer, som oplysningerne vedrører, i fare, eller hvis efterforskningsinteresser i forbindelse med den behandling af asylansøgninger, som medlemsstaternes kompetente myndigheder foretager, eller medlemsstaternes internationale forbindelser ville blive bragt i fare.
Member States may make an exception where disclosure of information or sources would jeopardise national security, the security of the organisations or person(s) providing the information or the security of the person(s) to whom the information relates or where the investigative interests relating to the examination of applications of asylum by the competent authorities of the Member States or the international relations of the Member States would be compromised.