Part One
GENERAL PART
Chapter VII
EVIDENCE
2. Evidentiary Actions
đ) Record
Obtaining a Record
Article 139
A record is obtained ex officio or on a motion of the parties by the authority conducting proceedings, or is submitted by the parties, as a rule in its original form.
If a person or state institution refuses to voluntarily surrender a record at the request of the authority of proceedings, actions will be taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 147 of this Code. If the original of a record has been destroyed, has disappeared or cannot be acquired, a copy of the instrument may be obtained.
The authority conducting proceedings will enter the contents of the instrument in the record and make a copy of the instrument, and if required return the original to the person who submitted it.
Other forms of cooperation
Taking of evidence - national proceedings
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