Hvis en medlemsstats embedsmænd opererer i en anden medlemsstat i medfør af artikel 17, har deres medlemsstat ansvaret for enhver skade, som disse måtte forvolde under deres operationer, jf. lovgivningen i den medlemsstat, på hvis område de opererer.
Where officials of a Member State are operating in another Member State pursuant to Article 17, their Member State shall be liable for any damage caused by them during their operations, in accordance with the law of the Member State in whose territory they are operating.