Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B02096:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B02096
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any penalty or be submitted to any coercive measure notwithstanding any contrary statement in the request.

ARTICLE XIII—SEARCH AND SEIZURE

1. The competent authority that has executed a request for search and seizure shall provide such information as may be required by the Requesting State concerning, but not limited to, the identity, condition, integrity and continuity of possession of the documents, records or things seized and the circumstances of the seizure.

2. The Requesting State shall observe any conditions imposed by the Requested State in relation to any seized documents, records or things which may be delivered to the Requesting State.

ARTICLE XIV—PROCEEDS OF CRIME

1. Upon request, the Requested State shall endeavour to locate any property or assets of a person against whom a forfeiture or confiscation order, pecuniary penalty order, substituted property order, fine in lieu of such order, or any other order having a similar effect, has been made or may be made by a court in the Requesting State in relation to criminal conduct.
2. Where pursuant to paragraph 1, property or assets are located, the Requested State may assist with or initiate such proceedings as are permitted by its law to prevent any dealing in, transfer or disposal thereof, pending a final determination in respect of that property or those assets in any proceedings before a court of the Requesting or Requested State.

3. The Requested State may give effect to the extent possible under its domestic law to an order mentioned in paragraph 1 made by a court of the Requesting State or initiate appropriate proceedings in relation to the property or assets found in the Requested State.

4. In the application of this Article the rights of bona fide third parties shall be respected.

ARTICLE XV—SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

1. The Requested State shall serve any document transmitted to it for the purpose of service.

2. The Requesting State shall transmit a request for the service of a document pertaining to a response or appearance in the Requesting State within a reasonable time before the scheduled response or appearance.

3. The Requested State shall return a proof of service in the manner required by the Requesting State.

SCHEDULE—continued

ARTICLE XVI—PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

1. The Requested State shall provide copies of documents and records that are available to the public.
2. The Requested State may provide copies of any document, record or information in the possession of a government department or agency, but not publicly available, to the same extent and under the same conditions as would be available to its own law enforcement and judicial authorities.

ARTICLE XVII—AUTHENTICATION

Each Contracting Party shall, upon request, authenticate any documents or other material to be