A requested State Party shall afford mutual legal assistance as soon as possible and if any possible time limit has been suggested, preferably in the request, for reasons stated by the requesting State Party, this request shall be taken into full consideration.
17. 被请求缔约国应尽快提供司法互助，并应充分考虑到请求缔约国提出的任何可能的期限，该期限最好在请求书中说明了其理由。