Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2004C00892:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2004C00892
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 15469–18159

in respect of any act or omission which preceded the person's departure from the Requested State.

2. Where a person is in the Requesting State pursuant to a request under Articles 12 and 13 that person additionally shall not, without that person's consent, be required to give evidence in any proceeding or to assist in any investigation other than the proceedings or investigation to which the request relates.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, where the person whose appearance is required pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 9 is the suspect or the accused, that person shall not be prosecuted or detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty for acts or omissions which preceded that person's departure from the Requested State and are not specified in the document served.

4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall cease to apply if that person, being free to leave, has not left the Requesting State 15 days after that person has been officially notified that his or her presence is no longer required or, having left, has returned.

5. A person appearing in the Requesting State pursuant to a request under Articles 9, 12 or 13 is subject to the law of that State in relation to contempt, perjury and the making of false declarations.

6. A person who does not consent to a request pursuant to Articles 12 or 13 shall not, by reason thereof, be liable to any penalty or be subjected to any coercive measure notwithstanding any contrary statement in the request or in any document accompanying the request.

Article 15
Provision of publicly available and official documents

1. The Requested State shall provide copies of documents and records that are open to public access as part of a public register or otherwise, or that are available for purchase by the public.

2. The Requested State may provide copies of any official document or record in the same manner and under the same conditions as such document or record may be provided to its own law enforcement and judicial authorities.

Article 16
Search and seizure

1. The Requested State shall insofar as its law permits carry out requests for search, seizure and delivery of any material relevant to the investigation or prosecution of a criminal matter, to the Requesting State, provided the request contains information that would justify such action under the law of the Requested State.

2. The Requested State shall provide such information as may be required by the Requesting State concerning the result of any search, the place of seizure, the circumstances of seizure, and the subsequent custody of the material seized.

3. The Requesting State shall observe any conditions