SPECIAL PART
SECTION ELEVEN
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
Chapter LVII
LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS
Article 491. Rules governing the examination of official requests for legal assistance in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic
491.1. Official requests for legal assistance in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic shall be examined on the basis of the provisions of the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic, under the procedure determined by the appropriate government authority of the Azerbaijan Republic.
491.2. When official requests for such assistance are examined and executed, the legislation of the foreign state may be applied at the request of the requesting body of that state if it does not conflict with the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic.
491.3. If the prosecuting authority of the Azerbaijan Republic to which the request is addressed lacks the authority to examine and execute the official request for legal assistance, it shall forward it to the competent prosecuting authority of the Azerbaijan Republic and inform the competent authority of the foreign state accordingly.
491.4. If the execution of the official request for legal assistance requires the conduct of procedural and other acts which need the approval (decision) of a court, the prosecuting authorities of the Azerbaijan Republic shall apply to the appropriate court of the Azerbaijan Republic exercising judicial supervision in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
491.5. Officials of the competent requesting authority of the foreign state may participate in the execution of the request for legal assistance as determined by the appropriate government authority of the Azerbaijan Republic, under the provisions of the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic.
491.6. If the assistance requested cannot be given, the appropriate prosecuting authority of the Azerbaijan Republic shall inform the competent authority of the foreign state which made the request of the circumstances preventing its execution.
ICC investigation - national procedures
Applicable law
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