In the event of a request for the renewal of a card which is imminently about to expire, the competent authority shall supply a new card before the expiry date, provided that the request was sent within the time-limits laid down in paragraph 1.
I gcás ina n-iarrfar cárta a athnuachan a bhfuil díreach le dul in éag, cuirfidh an t-údarás inniúil cárta nua ar fáil roimh an dáta éagtha sin ar choinníoll go mbeidh an iarraidh seolta laistigh de na teorainneacha ama atá leagtha síos i mír 1.