Publication: Magyar Közlöny
Issue: MK-2005-156 (Year: 2005, Number: 156)
Era: 2004-2010
Section: 
Paragraph Index: 122

13. Each Sta te Party shall de sig na te a cent ral aut ho rity that shall have the res pon si bi lity and po wer to re ce i ve re qu ests for mu tu al leg al as sis tan ce and eit her to exe cu te them or to trans mit them to the com pe tent aut ho ri ti es for exe cu ti on. Whe re a Sta te Party has a spe ci al re gi on or ter ri to ry with a se pa ra te sys tem of mu tu al leg al as sis tan ce, it may de sig na te a dis tinct cent ral aut ho rity that shall have the same func ti on for that re gi on or ter ri to ry. Cent ral aut ho ri ti es shall en su re the spe e dy and pro per exe cu ti on or trans mis si on of the re qu ests re ce i ved. Whe re the cent ral aut ho rity trans mits the re qu est to a com pe tent aut ho rity for exe cu ti on, it shall en co u ra ge the spe e dy and pro per exe cu ti on of the re qu est by the com pe tent aut ho rity. The Sec re ta ry-Ge ne ral of the Uni ted Na ti ons shall be no ti fi ed of the cent ral aut ho rity de sig na ted for this pur po se at the time each Sta te Party de po sits its inst ru ment of ra ti fi ca ti on, ac cep tan ce or app ro val of or ac ces si on to this Con ven ti on. Re qu ests for mu tu al leg al as sis tan ce and any com mu ni ca ti on re la ted the re to shall be trans mit ted to the cent ral aut ho ri ti es de sig na ted by the Sta tes Par ti es. This re qu i re ment shall be wit ho ut pre ju di ce to the right of a Sta te Party to re qu i re that such re qu ests and communications be addressed to it through diplomatic channels and, in urgent circumstances, where the States Parties agree, through the International Criminal Police Organization, if possible.

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