It requires instead that, if a preliminary investigation shows that it is at least probable that the offence was committed, the ordinary (in the Eastern Catholic Churches called the hierarch) is to consult the Congregation on the manner in which his own tribunal is to proceed.
Umjesto toga zahtijeva se da ako se preliminarnom istragom pokaže da postoji najmanja vjerojatnost da je kažnjivo djelo počinjeno, tada se ordinarij (u Istočnim katoličkim crkvama zvan hijerarh) mora savjetovati sa Zborom o tome na koji način njegov sud valja postupati.