Det understreges også, at et af de vanskelige områder med hensyn til konventionerne er de mange undtagelser og forbehold fra forskellige medlemsstaters side, ligesom det klart fremhæves, at reglen om dobbelt anklage, der ikke længere anvendes og kun er at betragte som et princip, bør forlades definitivt.
It should also be pointed out that one of the times obstructing the operation of the agreements consists of the exceptions, of the reservations made by the various States, and it is very clearly recalled that the principle of double accusation, which is now out of use and only valid as a principle, would be definitively abandoned.