Med henblik på at imødekomme bistandsanmodningen leverer den bistandssøgte myndighed inden for rammerne af sin kompetence og sine ressourcer, som om den handlede for egen regning eller på anmodning fra andre myndigheder under samme part, de oplysninger, den allerede er i besiddelse af, og foretager passende undersøgelser, herunder verifikationer, inspektioner og undersøgelse af optegnelser eller lader sådanne foretage.
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 Party, by supplying information already possessed, by carrying out appropriate enquiries, including verifications, inspections and the examination of records, or by arranging for them to be carried out.