'Request for cooperation' in document 'Netherlands: ICC Implementation Act 2002'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 3
1. A request received from the ICC, in accordance with the Statute, for cooperation, for enforcement or for prosecution of an offence against the administration of justice of the ICC shall be dealt with by Our Minister. If the request is not addressed to Our Minister, the addressee shall immediately transmit the request to him.
2. Unless Our Minister is able to deal with the request himself or considers that additional information is first required from the ICC, and subject to subsections 3 and 4, he shall immediately transmit the request to the public prosecutor at The Hague District Court.
3. If the request relates to the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment imposed by the ICC, Our Minister shall act in accordance with the provisions of sections 67 and 68.
4. If the request relates to the enforcement of an order for reparations as referred to in article 75 of the Statute, Our Minister shall take the necessary measures for the proper enforcement of the order. If the order entails an obligation on the convicted person to pay a sum of money for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries, Our Minister shall immediately transmit the request to the public prosecutor at The Hague District Court, who will then act in accordance with sections 72 and 83.
5. A request for assistance shall be dealt with by Our Minister or by the authorities designated by him for this purpose.
6. Our Minister shall regularly inform the ICC of the progress made in dealing with the requests.

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 7

1. If Our Minister considers that there are obstacles or impediments to granting a request of the ICC for cooperation or enforcement, he shall immediately consult with the ICC in order to remove these obstacles or impediments.
2. The following may in any event constitute obstacles or impediments as referred to in subsection 1:
(a) insufficient information for the request to be granted;