Chapter 19
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Division 1
General Provisions
ยง 437. Division of expenses relating to international co-operation in criminal procedure
(1) The Republic of Estonia as the requesting and requested state shall bear all expenses incurred in its territory unless otherwise provided by an international agreement or a decision of the requested state.
(2) The Republic of Estonia as the requested state shall claim the following expenses from the requesting state :
1) expenses relating to the involvement of experts in Estonia ;
2) expenses relating to the organisation of a telehearing in Estonia and to the attendance of the persons to be heard and the translators and interpreters unless otherwise agreed upon with the requesting state ;
3) other essential or unavoidable expenses incurred by Estonia, to the extent agreed upon with the requesting state.
(3) On the basis of the request of a requesting state, the Estonian state may grant an advance to the experts and witnesses involved in international co-operation in criminal procedure.
(4) The Republic of Estonia as the requesting state shall bear all expenses incurred in the requested state if the expenses :
1) have arisen on the bases and pursuant to the procedure provided for in subsection (2) of this section;
2) are related to the transfer of a person in custody.
[RT I 2004, 54, 387 - entry into force 01.07.2004]
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