'Request by State for ICC assistance' in document 'Belgium Cooperation Act 2004'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

TITLE II COOPERATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
CHAPTER II GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING JUDICIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN BELGIUM AND THE COURT
Article 7
The Belgian judicial authorities may seek the cooperation of the Court. Requests shall be transmitted via the central authority. The Belgian authorities shall comply with the conditions stipulated by the Court for execution of the request. Any material supporting the request, if not drafted in one of the working languages of the Court in accordance with article 50 of the Statute, must be accompanied by a translation into one of those languages.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 93
Other forms of cooperation
10. (a) The Court may, upon request, cooperate with and provide assistance to a State Party conducting an investigation into or trial in respect of conduct which constitutes a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court or which constitutes a serious crime under the national law of the requesting State.
(b) (i) The assistance provided under subparagraph (a) shall include, inter alia:
a. The transmission of statements, documents or other types of evidence obtained in the course of an investigation or a trial conducted by the Court; and
b. The questioning of any person detained by order of the Court;
(ii) In the case of assistance under subparagraph (b) (i) a:
a. If the documents or other types of evidence have been obtained with the assistance of a State, such transmission shall require the consent of that State;
b. If the statements, documents or other types of evidence have been provided by a witness or expert, such transmission shall be subject to the provisions of article 68.
(c) The Court may, under the conditions set out in this paragraph, grant a request for assistance under this paragraph from a State which is not a Party to this Statute.