Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01852:body:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01852
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Character Range: 8021–10881

sufficient to enable the request to be dealt with, that State may request that additional information be furnished.

ARTICLE 6

EXECUTION OF REQUESTS

 1. To the extent permitted by its law, the Requested State shall provide such assistance as specified in the request and shall respond to the request as soon as practicable.

 2. The Requested State may postpone the delivery of material requested if such material is required for proceedings in respect of criminal or civil matters in that State. The Requested State shall, upon request, provide certified copies of documents.

 3. The Requested State shall promptly inform the Requesting State of circumstances, when they become known to the Requested State, which are likely to cause a significant delay in responding to the request.

 4. The Requested State shall promptly inform the Requesting State of a decision of the Requested State not to comply in whole or in part with a request for assistance and the reason for that decision.

ARTICLE 7

RETURN OF MATERIAL TO REQUESTED STATE

Where required by the Requested State, the Requesting State shall return the material provided after the completion of the proceedings to which the request relates.

ARTICLE 8

PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY AND RESTRICTING USE OF

EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION

 1. The Requested State, if so requested, shall keep the application for assistance, the contents of a request and its supporting documents, and the fact of granting of such assistance, confidential. If the request cannot be executed without breaching confidentiality, the Requested State shall so inform the Requesting State which shall then determine whether the request should nevertheless be executed.

 2. The Requesting State, if so requested, shall keep confidential evidence and information provided by the Requested State, except to the extent that the evidence and information is needed for the investigation and proceeding described in the request.

 3. The Requesting State shall not use evidence obtained, nor information derived therefrom, for purposes other than those stated in a request without the prior consent of the Requested State.

ARTICLE 9

SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

 1. A request to effect service of a document requiring the appearance of a person shall be made to the Requested State not less than 45 days before the date on which the appearance is required. In urgent cases, the Requested State may waive this requirement.

 2. The Requested State shall effect service of documents which are transmitted to it for this purpose by the Requesting State.

 3. Service may be effected by simple transmission of the document to the person to be served. If the Requesting State expressly so requests, service shall be effected by the Requested State in the manner provided for the service of analogous documents under its own